Anoroc Holdings Ltd. v. 585582 B.C. Ltd.
585582 B.C. Ltd.
Law Firm / Organization
Not Specified
Lawyer(s)

S.W. You

Anoroc Holdings Ltd.
Law Firm / Organization
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
Leslie Alexander Darts
Law Firm / Organization
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
Nadine Donata Darts
Law Firm / Organization
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
Michael John MacDonald
Law Firm / Organization
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
Denise Frances Heck
Law Firm / Organization
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
0836999 B.C. Ltd.
Law Firm / Organization
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
CMG Ventures Inc.
Law Firm / Organization
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
George Matic
Law Firm / Organization
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
K-Systems Holdings Ltd.
Law Firm / Organization
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
Agnes Froese
Law Firm / Organization
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
Ernest Elburn Froese
Law Firm / Organization
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
Nathan Morden
Law Firm / Organization
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
William John Warrellow
Law Firm / Organization
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
Colleen Kathleen Warrellow
Law Firm / Organization
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
Noor Damji
Law Firm / Organization
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
Dina Louise Kotler
Law Firm / Organization
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
Lane Darcy Jones
Law Firm / Organization
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
818635 Alberta Ltd.
Law Firm / Organization
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
Wesley William Pell
Law Firm / Organization
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
Kim Carol Pell
Law Firm / Organization
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
1125060 BC Ltd.
Law Firm / Organization
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
Danica Sariyski
Law Firm / Organization
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
Danielle Powell and Jeffrey Kotowsky
Law Firm / Organization
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
Kathryn Maria Jones
Law Firm / Organization
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
Daniel Kenneth Jones
Law Firm / Organization
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
David Gregory Krestanovich
Law Firm / Organization
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
Gail Eileen Krestanovich
Law Firm / Organization
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
Dorota Julia Huntley
Law Firm / Organization
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
0700985 B.C. Ltd.
Law Firm / Organization
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
Murray Kenneth Rundle
Law Firm / Organization
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
Steve Hammer
Law Firm / Organization
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
Melissa Hammer
Law Firm / Organization
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
Steve Kitney
Law Firm / Organization
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
Joanne Kitney
Law Firm / Organization
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel

Background:
The petitioners, including Anoroc Holdings Ltd. and others, owned strata lots in the Cove Lakeside Resort in West Kelowna, B.C. A restrictive covenant required owners to rent their units through a single rental management system. They sought to cancel the covenant under Section 35(2) of the Property Law Act (PLA), arguing it was invalid and uncertain. The same covenant had been previously canceled for another unit in 585582 B.C. Ltd. v. Anderson.

Legal Issues:

  1. Binding Precedent: The petitioners argued the decision in Anderson BCCA should apply, as the facts were similar. The respondent, 585582 B.C. Ltd., contested that the covenant was valid and different evidence existed in this case.
  2. Issue Estoppel: The petitioners claimed that the respondent was estopped from relitigating the covenant's validity based on the Anderson case, while the respondent disagreed, stating the facts and parties differed.
  3. Uncertainty of Covenant: The petitioners argued the covenant was an unenforceable "agreement to agree" with no clear terms. The respondent maintained that the covenant was clear and enforceable.

Conclusion:
The court found that the facts differed from Anderson, particularly because a disclosure statement and rental agreement existed before the covenant was registered. The court ruled that the restrictive covenant was not invalid for uncertainty and denied the petitioners' request.

Costs:
The court awarded costs to the respondent, 585582 B.C. Ltd., though the exact amount was not specified in the document.

Supreme Court of British Columbia
S231431
Real estate
Respondent