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Yukon court rules developer must pay condo fees

The owners in a Whitehorse condominium development have won a partial victory in a lawsuit with the developer over unpaid condo fees.

Judge orders Brian Little to pay $394K to Falcon Ridge condo corporation

Yukon court rules developer must pay condo fees

11 years ago
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Yukon court rules developer must pay condo fees

The owners in a Whitehorse condominium development have won a partial victory in a lawsuit with the developer overunpaid condo fees.

The condo owners went to court to argue that the developer should have to pay condo fees becausethe developer profited from renting out unsold units.

Since 2005 owners of condominiums in the Falcon Ridge development have been paying condominium fees. Those fees are now up to $190 a month. The money is used for things like building maintenance and upkeep on common areas in the development.

But Brian Little,the developer that built the condominium complex, wasn't paying any condo fees even though his companystill owned many of the units and was making income renting them out.

The residents went to court claiming the developer owed nearly $2 million in back condo fees, interest and penalty payments.

Yukon Supreme Court Justice Ron Vealeruled the developer must pay condo fees. However, Vealehas recalculated the totals and is now ordering the condominium developer to pay $394,000.

Condominium corporation president Helen Booth says it is an important and precedent-setting decision for all Yukon condominium owners.

Vealesays the developer will have to pay 18 per cent interest until the debt is paid..