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Posts tagged with “Human Rights Act”
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REALTORS® need to be aware of the impact the changes in the Building and Strata Statutes Amendment Act, 2022 for existing owners, buyers, and sellers.
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Strata age restriction bylaws are alive and well…
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“Don’t shoot the messenger”—this must have been the reaction of a licensee against whom two complaints of discrimination under the Human Rights Code were made by another licensee…
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The obligation to accommodate the needs of a disabled person was applied in a Nova Scotia case where the complainant sought accommodation in a mobile home park…
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Tribunal decisions made under the British Columbia Human Rights Code reveal a dramatic increase in complaints based on prohibited grounds of discrimination, from 61 in 2000 to 457 in 2004 and 591 in 2005…
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A licensee’s client took title to a unit with a floating wood floor, in a strata corporation whose bylaws required strata council approval before installation…
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What are the respective rights of a buyer, who had contracted to purchase property and a judgment creditor who had registered a judgment against the property, between the date of the Contract of Purchase and Sale…
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Another decision concerning the right of a strata corporation to pass by-laws limiting occupancy to those of advancing years and to prohibit the rental of any strata units…
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A trio of companies subdivided acreage into 14 lots which included an older home…
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Column #210 discussed the impact upon adult only condominium developments of amendments to the Human Rights Act concerning discriminatory practices based upon the age or family status of a prospective tenant…
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How do amendments to the Human Rights Act (HRA) affect a developer pre-selling strata residential units in an intended adult only development?…
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The tight rental market in Victoria and the lower mainland has made it difficult for families with children to find accommodation, particularly since a number of condominiums and apartment buildings prevent children…