Can a co-owner with a significant (50% or more) interest in a property compel sale?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Benias v Lee, 2021 BCSC 2312 (CanLII):
A public policy in favour of permitting a co-owner with a significant (50% or more) interest in a property to compel sale is reflected in s. 6 of the PPA. As noted in Bradwell v. Scott, 2000 BCCA 576 at para. 35, s. 6 mandates that if an owner with a 50% or greater interest seeks an order for sale:
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