March 29, 2018
CRT Roundup—bylaw enforcement, limited common property, repairs and maintenance, and more
This post is part of a monthly series summarizing the Civil Resolution Tribunal’s strata-property decisions. There have been 16 new decisions since the last post. Governance—bylaws—enforcement—disposal of owner’s property stored on limited common property In Figure Ski Enterprises Inc v The Owners, Strata Plan K 838, 2018 BCCRT 46, the applicant Read more…
March 22, 2018
Appeal of CRT decision will give BC Supreme Court opportunity to review the law on insurance deductibles and strata properties
In The Owners, Strata Plan BCS 1589 v Nacht, 2018 BCSC 455, the Supreme Court of British Columbia has granted leave to appeal a decision of the Civil Resolution Tribunal in a case involving damage resulting from a water leak in a strata lot. The appeal will give the court the Read more…
March 14, 2018
BC Supreme Court confirms resolution to wind up West End strata corporation
In Re The Owners, Strata Plan VR2702, 2018 BCSC 390, the Supreme Court of British Columbia dealt with an application under section 278.1 of the Strata Property Act, confirming a winding-up resolution and appointing a liquidator. The case involved “a 26-year-old, seven-story concrete building containing 36 strata units, located . . . in Read more…
March 1, 2018
BC Supreme Court holds that strata-property nuisance dispute is within the Civil Resolution Tribunal’s jurisdiction
In a dispute that the court characterized as “extraordinarily heavy weather . . . made out of a common residential noise complaint,” the Supreme Court of British Columbia has dismissed an application under section 12.3 of the Civil Resolution Tribunal Act for an order that it wasn’t in the interests of justice and fairness Read more…
February 22, 2018
CRT Roundup—strata fees, rental restrictions, bylaw enforcement, and nuisance
This post is part of a monthly series summarizing the Civil Resolution Tribunal’s strata-property decisions. There have been eight new decisions since the last post. Governance—finances—strata fees—catch-up payment The Owners, Strata Plan NW 2729 v Haddow, 2018 BCCRT 37, was a dispute between “a 36-unit strata corporation located in Mission” and two Read more…