Q&A: can I install a disabled stair lift on common property?

ByLeanne Habib

As you might be aware, our CEO Leanne Habib frequently answers readers questions for LookUpStrata.

This article covers the installation of a stair lift for a disabled lot owner for which consent of the owners corporation via a special resolution and special by-law would be required.

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