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Posts tagged with “Human Rights Act”
Legally Speaking Mental Health and Mental Capacity in Real Estate Contracts #560 
Legally Speaking Prohibition on Rental and Age Restrictions in Strata Buildings #556 
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.
Legally Speaking Strata Age Restriction Bylaws #512 
Strata age restriction bylaws are alive and well…
Legally Speaking Human Rights Code Complaint Against Licensee by Another Licensee; Minor Defect in Comparison With Larger Contract Benefit Didn’t Justify Repudiation #401
“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…
Legally Speaking Human Rights—Section 8 and Discrimination Regarding Accommodation #394
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…
Legally Speaking BC Human Rights Code, Section 8: Strata Corporation and Unintentional Discrimination of Physically Handicapped Resident #393
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…
Legally Speaking Strata Corporation Bylaws and Human Rights Code – Approval Requirement for Installation of Wood Flooring Unenforceable #371
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…
Legally Speaking Priority Between Registered Judgment and Buyer Prior to Completion; Strata Corporation, Age Restriction in a Restrictive Covenant #270
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…
Legally Speaking Condominium Age Restriction Upheld #259
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…
Legally Speaking Human Rights Act – Building Scheme Restriction Discriminatory #229
A trio of companies subdivided acreage into 14 lots which included an older home…
Legally Speaking Strata Meeting – An Amendment to a Special Resolution #211
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…
Legally Speaking Adult Only Buildings and the Human Rights Act #210
How do amendments to the Human Rights Act (HRA) affect a developer pre-selling strata residential units in an intended adult only development?…
Legally Speaking Reference: Children – Prohibitions Against Residing in a Building #144
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…
