Under the Civil Resolution Tribunal Act, both the BC Supreme Court and the Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) have overlapping jurisdiction over strata claims. Both bodies also have the power to dismiss or stay claims brought before them on the basis that the other venue should hear the case.  The CRT has also rendered decisions such as Somers v. The Owners, VIS 1601, 2017 BCCRT 28 (Somers), which has held that a former owner cannot bring a claim against a strata corporation even where the claim arose while they were an owner.    Read the article………………………………