Oppression Remedies And The Condominium Property Act, 1993

As published by the Saskatchewan Trial Lawyers Association in the October 2023 edition of The Saskatchewan Advocate.

Condominium living presents a unique set of challenges. Unlike ownership of a separate, privately-owned dwelling, condominium ownership comes with a bundle of rights and obligations determined by statute and bylaws, which attempt to strike a balance between the interests of the individual unit owner and the interests of the collective unit owners.¹ The collective unit owners are tasked with voting in a board for the management of the corporation. These boards are often comprised of laypeople who are entrusted to manage the condominium and are required to make decisions for the benefit of the corporation and all of its owners.² But what remedy does an owner of a condominium unit have when they feel the decision of a board has been made in a highhanded and oppressive way?