November 2, 2017
BC Court of Appeal: Strata corporation entitled to recover actual legal costs for registering and enforcing lien
In The Owners, Strata Plan KAS 2428 v Baettig, 2017 BCCA 377, a decision released as October came to a close, the Court of Appeal for British Columbia clarified the reach of a strata corporation’s lien on a delinquent owner’s strata lot. Overturning a chambers judge’s decision, and rejecting an Read more…
November 1, 2017
Ontario condominium reforms come into effect today
The bulk of the changes to Ontario’s Condominium Act, 1998, brought about by the Protecting Condominium Owners Act, 2015 (PDF), are slated to come into force on 1 November 2017. Marking this day, Ontario has posted a new set of forms for the act. Ontario’s Ministry of Government and Consumer Read more…
October 26, 2017
CRT Roundup—common property, repairs and maintenance, insurance, finances, and more
This post is part of a monthly series summarizing the Civil Resolution Tribunal’s strata-property decisions. There have been 14 new decisions since the last post. Limited common property—significant change in use and appearance—patios & governance—strata council—conflict of interest Page v Section 1 of The Owners, Strata Plan NW 2099, 2017 BCCRT Read more…
September 29, 2017
Incomplete interest schedule foils strata’s bid for termination
Re The Owners, Strata Plan VR 1966, 2017 BCSC 1661, was, as the court noted, the first contested case to consider the recently amended procedure to cancel a strata plan and wind up a strata corporation. The case illustrates the importance of strict compliance with the Strata Property Act’s requirements for Read more…
September 28, 2017
CRT Roundup—use and alteration of common property, unauthorized spending, and more
This post is part of a monthly series summarizing the Civil Resolution Tribunal’s strata-property decisions. There have been 19 new decisions since the last post. Bylaws—rental and pet restrictions—Airbnb The Owners, Strata Plan VR812 v Yu, 2017 BCCRT 82 concerned the enforcement of the applicant strata corporation’s rental-restriction and pet bylaws. The Read more…