Partition Actions
Partition and Sale Ordered
The court in Tseng v Tseng 2021 BCSC 27 ordered partition and sale of two condos in a contentious dispute. The petitioner was a one half interest owner in both
Occupation Rent Claims Need Ouster
Fritz v Paton 2020 BCSC 1541 reviewed the law relating to claims for occupation rent, which is usually brought as part of the claim for partition and sale. The claim
Ouster and Partition of Property
Ouster is an occurrence usually in Partition of Property proceedings that is typically defined as the wrongful dispossession or exclusion of a party from real property and involves a question
Courts Must Scrutinize Claims Against Estates
Wharton v McMinigal 2014 BCCA 434 is authority for the legal proposition that claims against deceased persons estates must be approached by the courts with the most careful scrutiny and
Partition of Property: Minority Interest
The Supreme Court has a discretion under the Partition of Property act to order a sale of a minority interest in co owned property. Generally speaking, if a party owns
Partition and Sale of Property Refused
In Kane v. Hanslo 2017 BCSC 2393 a claim for Partition and Sale of property was referred to the trial list rather than being decided at a summary trial. In
Jury Trials
Rule 12 – 6 sets out nine types of court actions that cannot be heard by a jury. A few of them are the administration of the estate of a
Partition and Sale Refused Due to Serious Hardship
Lou v Vesterinen 2017 BCSC 1566 refused an application for partition and sale by trustee in bankruptcy due to “serious hardship” of the two young children living in the home,
Life Estate Can Be Partitioned
Aho v Kelly 1998 CarawellBC 1285 held that a one third owner of a property who also held a life estate in the property had the right to capitalize the
Who Can Bring a Partition Action
In order to be able to bring any court action the claimant must have standing. Pallot v Douglas 2017 BCCA 254 is a court of appeal case setting out who