Fischer and Company

Services Offered

Fischer & Company provides a range of legal services to individuals, strata corporations and management companies in Kelowna, the Okanagan, and the entire province of British Columbia.

Strata Services

Fischer & Company provides comprehensive and professional legal advice on any issues dealing with the Strata Property Act as well as other legislation and legal authorities dealing with Condominiums in the province of British Columbia. We provide various legal services, including but not limited to the following:

Drafting and interpretation of strata bylaws, contracts, easements, leases and other legal documents.

Advice and practical assistance with governance and administrative issues, including but not limited to:

  • Enforcement of bylaws and rules.
  • Noise, disruption, pets, rental limits and age limits.
  • Preparing, amending, removing or interpreting property designations, such as limited common property designations, long term leases, easements, strata plans and other legal documents.
  • Document disclosure and privacy issues.
  • Conduct of meetings, preparation of resolutions and motions,
  • Financial requirements and division of expenses.
  • Building warranty and insurance issues.
  • B.C. Human Rights Code issues.

Collections, including placing strata liens and removing or disputing strata liens and builder’s liens, as well as assisting with practical steps to resolve amounts owed by or to strata corporations, including strata fees, special levies and other amounts owed between owners, strata corporations and third parties.

Litigation Services

Fischer and Company can assist and represent strata corporations and individual owners in the course of Court Actions in Provincial Court and British Columbia Supreme Court Actions as well as conduct of Civil Appeals. The Courts can be effectively and efficiently used for many types of disputes, including:

  • Proceedings by Petition to remedy significant unfairness, breaches of the Strata Property Act, or seeking appointment of a Court ordered administrator for strata corporations in disarray.
  • Collections of amounts owing to strata corporations, including Order for Sale proceedings to collect strata arrears, or defending owners against such proceedings.
  • Litigation dealing with property use issues, financial irregularities, repairs and maintenance, bylaw enforcement, governance, and actions for damages.

Fischer and Company can also assist with conduct of arbitration, administrative hearings including human rights complaints, Residential Tenancy Branch arbitrations, and others hearings before tribunals and other authorities.