Taeya Fitzpatrick, associate lawyer at Sabey Rule LLP
204-401 Glenmore Rd V1V 1Z6 Kelowna, BC, Canada

Government announces the first steps it is taking to address the insurance issues for stratas:

In estate litigation cases, often the estate pays the cost even when the validity of the will is disputed. But, in a recent case, the son who challenged the validity of the will had to pay the estate court costs for his failed challenge:

CRT rules that owners were entitled to extend their limited common property patio:

BREAKING NEWS: BC Government announced this morning that we will be moving to a single regulator for real estate and financial services under the BC Financial S...ervices Authority (BCFSA). The Ministry of Finance is targeting fall 2020 to bring forward new legislation, while establishing an integrated real estate and financial services sector regulator is anticipated in spring 2021. See more

The legislation to remove the time change has received its first round of approval. No telling when it will be effective, but we may be looking at only a few time changes left. . .

Using trusts to avoid wills variation:

In the first case of its kind, the BC Supreme Court assessed the amount legal fees payable to the Strata Corporation from the owner that breached the Strata's bylaws: The Owners, Strata Plan K 27 v. Caron, 2019 BCSC 1046.

The BCLI is looking into changes to the Builders Lien Act and has released a consultation paper for proposed changes. Feedback is welcome from all those interested:

Normal, everyday living noises in a strata can still be a nuisance: https://taeyafitzpatrick.blogspot.com//noisy-strata-neighb