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- A Strata Must Investigate Bylaw Complaints or Could pay Damages to Owners
Once a strata receives a bylaw complaint, the strata has a mandatory obligation to investigate the complaint. Failure to comply with that obligation can result in unfairness to the complaining owner and damages paid by the strata to that owner. In the case of Cheslock v The Owners, Strata … Read more »
- Bullying and Harassment Not in CRT Jurisdiction
Bullying and harassment is a surprisingly common complaint in the strata world. However, owners who have made those claims have received little vindication from the CRT.In the case of PG v The Owners, Strata Plan ABC XXXX, 2021 BCCRT 427, the owner complained that the strata bullied and harasse … Read more »
- Strata Can't Collect Legal Fees for First Demand Letter Without Lien
When an owner fails to pay their strata fees the strata corporation is forced to go to collections against that owner. Continued failure to pay could result in the strata selling the owner’s strata lot to collect the arrears. In that case, the strata’s full legal fees are also collected from the own … Read more »
- Unapproved Alterations Can Lead to Fines and Ordered Removal
In the case of The Owners, Strata Plan KAS 1201 v Neilson, 2021 BCCRT 667, there was a dispute about a fence that the owner built without the strata’s permission. The strata sought $1,300 in fines for ongoing bylaw contraventions, $2,695.50 for the strata’s legal fees, and an order than t … Read more »
- Strata Council Has Received a Bylaw Complaint, Now What?
There is often confusion as to the strata council’s role when owners are in a dispute and the bylaws are involved. Common incorrect reactions from council are: This is a dispute between neighbours, council doesn’t want to get involved. The neighbours should just talk to each other and … Read more »