Assisting Strata corporations and strata lot owners
Whether it's navigating bylaw enforcement, disputes over levies, maintenance issues, or interpreting strata laws and regulations, professional legal advice ensures compliance, effective resolution, and protection of interests. Having a Team to advise on strata issues and operations plays a crucial role in managing the complexities that arise in strata communities, where multiple property owners share common areas and responsibilities. FH&P Lawyers is here to help to provide structure and resolve conflicts between owners, residents, and strata management companies, ensuring that the rights and obligations of all parties are clearly defined and upheld.
Strata Disputes
Strata living offers many benefits, but it can also lead to complex legal challenges between the strata corporation, developers, property owners, and tenants. Whether you are dealing with disputes over common property, bylaws, levies, or governance issues, our experienced legal Team is here to help you find fair and effective solutions.
We specialize in resolving Strata Disputes for both owners and strata corporations, providing you with the legal advice and representation you need to protect your rights and interests.
Clients have relied on FH&P Lawyers to assist with:
Disputes Over Common Property: related to the use, maintenance, or repair of common areas as well as conflicts regarding shared property rights, access, and responsibilities.
Strata By-law Disputes: interpreting and enforcing strata by-laws to ensure compliance and prevent conflicts.
Strata Levy and Financial Disputes: disputes over unpaid strata levies, financial management, and budgeting issues.
Strata Management and Governance Issues: guidance on resolving governance disputes, ensuring that meetings, voting, and decision-making processes are in accordance with the law.
Dispute Resolution and Mediation: resolve conflicts efficiently through alternative dispute resolution or when litigation is necessary, we offer representation to protect your interests.
Noise, Nuisance, and Personal Disputes: help resolve personal conflicts and disputes quickly and fairly.
Strata Advisory Services
Our Strata Property Team offers a variety of legal services to strata corporations, commercial and residential strata lot owners and tenants, and strata property managers.
We have been instrumental in the Okanagan’s growth by being the trusted advisors for developers, guiding them through all aspects of the planning and development processes. We advise on the legal requirements for strata plans involving multi-unit, single family, and commercial developments.
Our Firm may assist with a wide range of strata property matters including:
- Drafting bylaws, agreements and resolutions
- Disclosure statements for strata developments
- Filing phased strata plan declaration
- Filing strata plans
- Adding common property to strata lots
- Collection of strata fees, special levies, etc
- Expropriation of strata property
- Ensuring compliance with applicable strata legislation
- Assisting strata property managers with contractual and legislative requirements
- And more
