Community CharterLocal Government Act Amendment

Year
2013
Number
B98
Sponsor(s)
Prince Rupert

WHEREAS municipalities become the owners of properties arising through the mandatory provisions of Community Charter and Local Government Act legislation that regulates Municipal Property Tax Sales; AND WHEREAS the municipal title to the property can then be disputed in a court of law or other tribunal; AND WHEREAS the property title disputes prevent municipalities from transferring title to another purchaser and thereby hinders the sale of the property; AND WHEREAS the holding costs, the legal costs, as well as opportunity costs while title is resolved can be extremely expensive and burdensome to a municipality: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that UBCM request that the Province amend the Community Charter and Local Government Act so that a municipalitys clear title to a property as a result of the operation of the Municipal Tax Sale Process cannot be disputed in a court of law or other tribunal.

Convention Decision
Not Endorsed