Are fines assessed to discourage violations of a strata’s bylaws?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from The Owners, Strata Plan BCS 1644 v. Lukovic, 2018 BCCRT 219 (CanLII):
57. Fines are assessed to discourage violations of a strata’s bylaws – not to correct bylaw violations. As such, the purpose of fines is punitive rather than compensatory (See Kok v. Strata Plan LMS 463 (1999), 23 R.P.R. (3d) (B.C.S.C.).
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