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The duty lies with the lot owner. No one else can possibly be expected to know whether or not they have let the property or to whom they have let it.
Since strata managers are rarely if ever in the building, how can they be expected to know when there are new faces in a property?
This is something the committee needs to be aware of (and one of the many reasons why it’s a really dumb idea to allow your committee to be dominated by absentee investor owners).
If you have an on-site building manager, the committee should be asking them to take note of changes of residency in units, which should then be pursued with the lot owner.
There’s a reason there’s a $550 fine attached to these breaches – it’s both a deterrent and now makes it worth the strata committee’s effort in pursuing them.
If I were on the committee in a building that had a problem with this, I’d be sending out a notice reminding landlords and agents that they have a duty in this regard and asking other residents to alert the committee about changes in tenancies of other units.