Thanks to Richard Sehmer for his assistance with this article On November 29, the British Columbia Court of Appeal released what may prove to be an important judgment on the adjustment of waterfront land boundaries as a result of either soil deposits or the ebbing of water adjacent to one’s property (“accretion”). The focus of this appeal, whichContinue reading “Land Title Act Does Not Override Land Law Relating to Water Frontage”
Pre-2007 “Subdividing” Leases Unenforceable
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has ruled on the question of whether section 73.1 of the Land Title Act has retrospective application: Idle-O-Apartments Inc. v. Charlyn Investments Ltd. 2010 BCCA 460 – Reasons for Judgment Dated October 19, 2010. The same court earlier ruled that a lease for over three years for a portionContinue reading “Pre-2007 “Subdividing” Leases Unenforceable”