Legal Resources

This chapter is from the manual used by law students handling cases at LSLAP’s legal clinics. It provides an overview of the current state of strata property law in BC, including details on a strata development, governance of a strata corporation, and common issues.

Explains how to identify discrimination in housing and what steps to take if you’re discriminated against. Whether you’re renting, living in a strata, or buying a home, you can’t be treated badly or unfairly because of certain parts of your identity, such as race, sex, or any disability.

Practical information on your rights and responsibilities when living in a strata. Topics include getting your special project approved, dealing with your strata, and getting a bylaw changed.

Strata owners can use this resource to learn more about their legal roles and responsibilities.

The Strata Solution Explorer is a tool for helping people manage and resolve strata disputes in BC. If you can’t resolve your dispute using the Solution Explorer, it will lead you to the CRT’s online application form.

Learn about how strata disputes can be resolved: within the strata corporation, through arbitration, or by going to court. Learn also about the Civil Resolution Tribunal, the first-ever online tribunal for strata disputes in Canada.

Each strata has its own set of rules, called bylaws, that cover various aspects of living there. These rules might limit or ban things like owning pets, renting out your unit for short periods, or smoking indoors.

Explains the legal framework involved if you own a condominium. Topics include strata, strata corporations and strata councils, strata fees, and the laws and rules that apply. Find answers to some common questions like renting out condo units, insurance, and resolving disputes with your strata.

Learn about your roles and responsibilities, sections and types of strata corporations, information and record keeping, meetings and voting, bylaws and rules (including how to enforce them), strata finances and insurance, and repair and maintenance.

Information about co-op housing in BC, including where to apply and which co-ops are accepting applications.