@ellamac said:
The cost of a special bylaw is quite considerable for our ageing owners, and I wonder are there some “generic” special bylaws out there which would cover owner’s installations>?
It’s only expensive if you employ someone to write them for you. Their is nothing to stop you composing ones yourself and then you only have the cost of registering them and that is only $102 as quoted.
EG
Owners fitting handrails, flyscreens, xxxxx, xxxx do so at their own cost and are responsible for the ongoing maintenance of said features. Fitting have to be approved by the OC (or EC) prior to fitting by a simple majority vote ( or if you like special resolution vote 75% in favor) and to be in keeping with the rest of the complex.
You just have to keep it simple.
As Struggler suggested if the OC does the install for all units no bylaw is required because maintenance will fall on the OC as it did the install and so accepts responsibility for it.