Can a statutory building scheme be modified or removed from a property?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Suncourt Homes Ltd. v Cloutier, 2019 BCSC 2258 (CanLII):

A statutory building scheme can only be modified or removed from a property with the consent of all owners pursuant to s. 220(4) of the LTA, or by a court order pursuant to s.35(2) of the Property Law Act: Marshall v. Rosas, 2017 BCSC 1860 at para. 16.

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