24 Issue Types.
Every Decision Classified.
Each tribunal decision in the PropTrust database is classified by issue type, responsible party, remedy, and financial impact. Browse by category below.
Building Systems
Disputes involving water infiltration, flooding, pipe leaks, and related damage to units or common property in strata and condominium buildings.
Cases involving mould growth, ventilation failures, air quality complaints, and related health concerns in multi-unit residential buildings.
Disputes over roof repairs, building envelope maintenance, rainscreen installation, and weather protection systems.
Cases involving heating system failures, cooling disputes, ventilation maintenance, and HVAC responsibility between strata and owners.
Disputes about elevator maintenance, modernization costs, service disruptions, and accessibility requirements.
Cases involving window replacement responsibility, door maintenance, and the boundary between strata and owner obligations for openings.
Disputes over balcony waterproofing, deck repairs, railing maintenance, and the allocation of repair costs between strata and individual owners.
Repair & Maintenance
Cases about who is responsible for specific repairs — strata corporation, individual owner, or shared. A foundational issue in most property disputes.
Disputes involving unauthorized renovations, alteration approvals, damage caused during renovations, and restoration requirements.
Cases about maintenance and use of shared amenities — gyms, pools, lobbies, gardens, parking structures, and other common property.
Governance
Disputes about strata council or condo board decisions, conflicts of interest, failure to act, and governance process violations.
Cases involving annual general meeting procedures, voting irregularities, proxy disputes, and meeting notice requirements.
Disputes about the enforcement (or non-enforcement) of strata bylaws and condo rules, including fines and compliance orders.
Cases about owner rights to access strata records, meeting minutes, financial statements, and other corporate documents.
Financial
Disputes about special levy amounts, approval procedures, allocation methods, and challenges to levy validity.
Cases involving strata fee calculations, arrears, collection actions, and disputes about fee allocation between unit types.
Disputes about strata insurance coverage, deductible allocation, claims processes, and the boundary between strata and individual owner policies.
Lifestyle & Nuisance
Cases involving noise complaints, nuisance behaviour, and disputes about quiet enjoyment in multi-unit residential buildings.
Disputes about smoking restrictions, cannabis bylaws, smoke infiltration between units, and enforcement of no-smoking rules.
Cases about pet restrictions, animal bylaws, damage caused by pets, and disputes between pet owners and strata corporations.
Disputes about Airbnb and short-term rental operations in strata buildings, including bylaw enforcement and nuisance complaints.
Cases involving key fob programming, building access restrictions, visitor entry systems, and security access disputes.
Disputes about parking allocation, storage locker access, EV charging installations, and use of parking common property.
Cases involving surveillance cameras, privacy complaints, security system maintenance, and data access disputes.
PropTrust provides statistical analysis of publicly available tribunal decisions. This is not legal advice. For advice about your specific situation, consult a licensed lawyer or paralegal in your province.