Assumption of Liability agreement ("AOL") for alterations
Here are some of my comments and responses to the question posted in another forum asking whether an owner is required to agree to an assumption of liability (AOL) for alterations to common property. NAME . Owners of strata property can agree to whatever they want, but the answer to your question is no, an owner is not required to sign an AOL. An agreement must be voluntary, not forced, or coerced by chicanery. Also, pursuant to s.121 of BC's Strata Property Act ("SPA"), most AOLs are unenforceable to the extent that they contravene the SPA, standard bylaws, or privity of contract. Unfortunately, there are no penalties for strata councils contravening the SPA, so many strata bylaws are bogus and unenforceable. Any many AOLs prove to be not worth the paper they're written on. I am in total support of making the best use of property, but only in a lawful manner. I think most AOL agreements in strata corporations are intended as a waiver of the owner's statutor...