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Property law 2016 BCCA 118

Norenger Development (Canada) Inc. v. The Owners, Strata Plan NW 3271

The Court of Appeal held that s. 174(7) of the Strata Property Act does not let a court bypass statutory voting requirements for bylaws, expense formulas, or plan amendments.

  • Administrators under the strata property act
  • Democratic rights of strata owners
  • Interpretation of s.174(7)
  • Bylaw amendment procedure
  • Voter approval requirements
  • Strata-law
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Property law 2012 BCSC 1542

The Owners, Strata Plan LMS 4255 v. Newell

The court found repeated quiet-hours noise bylaw breaches in a strata building and granted tailored injunctions, but refused removal of a hot tub and air-conditioning units.

  • Bylaw enforcement
  • Noise nuisance
  • Quiet hours bylaws
  • Alteration of common property
  • Strata property act s.173
  • Notice requirements (s.135)
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Property law 2012 BCSC 31

The Owners Strata Plan LMS 2768 v. Jordison

The court held that repeated strata bylaw breaches and harassment justified an involuntary sale order, with ancillary injunction and sale-management terms.

  • Involuntary sale
  • Bylaw enforcement
  • Nuisance and harassment
  • Noise disturbance
  • Fines and enforcement
  • Court authority under s.173
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Property law 2008 BCSC 258

The Owners, Strata Plan NW 1942 v. The Owners, Strata Plan NW 2050; and The Owners, Strata Plan NW 2050 v. The Owners, Strata Plan NW 1942

The court upheld a shared facilities easement between strata corporations, rejected arguments of invalidity and fiduciary breach, and granted an injunction against interference.

  • Easement
  • Registration and notice
  • Developer fiduciary duty
  • Cancellation of charge under property law act
  • Estoppel/adoption by conduct
  • Strata-law
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Property law 2005 BCSC 216

The Owners, Strata Plan No. 1086 v. Coulter et al

The court held that circumstantial and documentary evidence showed a Residential Section had been formed under the Condominium Act before May 1, 1990.

  • Formation of separate residential section
  • Bylaw amendment and registration
  • Statutory interpretation of ss.51-52 condominium act
  • Use of circumstantial evidence to prove statutory compliance
  • Strata-law
  • Condominium-act
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Tort law 2003 BCSC 1811

The Owners, Strata Plan VIS 3815 v. Polo Pacific et al

Summary trial application dismissed in a leaky condo dispute because the court found it would be unjust to decide Swiftsure’s liability on the affidavit record alone.

  • Rule 18a summary trial
  • Duty of care
  • Pure economic loss
  • Representative standing of strata corporations
  • Promoter liability
  • Piecemeal litigation and risk of inconsistent findings
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Property law 2000 BCSC 1622

Affirmed Mortgage Group Ltd. et al v. Montague House Development Corp. et al

The court held the receiver manager validly retained a property manager and properly paid related strata expenses, ordering most trust funds paid to the receiver manager.

  • Validity of management retainer
  • Allocation of funds held in trust
  • Receiver-manager duties
  • Statutory protection for acts of strata council
  • Costs assessment
  • Strata-law
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Condominium/strata law 2000 BCSC 1565

Parlett and Watson v. Owners SP LMS 2706

The court held that strata by-laws barred residents from parking in visitor stalls and found no oppression or unfair prejudice in enforcing the parking rules.

  • Visitor parking
  • By-law interpretation
  • Oppression/unfair prejudice
  • Condominium act ss.42-43
  • Strata-law
  • Visitor-parking
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