Bad actors can effect a transfer or mortgage of land without the knowledge or authorization of the registered owner.
Title fraud can befall homeowners as well as owners of commercial or investment property, such as where a scam or rogue director purports to deal in land without bona fide authorization of the full board. For example, in 1264777 B.C. Ltd. v Gill, 2023 BCSC 131
The B.C. Court of Appeal recently released its decision in Findlay v The Owner, Strata ESP401 (“Findlay”) where it states, for the first time, that strata corporations do not have standing to bring a claim against developers on behalf of individual strata unit purchasers for misrepresentation in the developer’s disclosure statements. This case involves an issue of ...
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