Whereas local area service and latecomer fees are not registered on certificates of title and this has caused issues for realtors and new home buyers who may be unaware of these costs until they receive their property tax notice; And whereas the disclosure of these costs on title provides disclosure to future property owners and protects taxpayers from unknown costs: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM lobby the provincial government to provide local governments the ability to register latecomer fees and local area service on certificates of titles.
Ministry of Municipal Affairs The province currently has no intention of examining this issue. Latecomer agreements are provided for in the Local Government Act LGA, which is administered by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Currently, the Act does not provide for the registration of latecomer agreements in the land title register. The Land Titles and Survey Authority LTSA operates and maintains the BCs land title register in accordance with provincial legislation. It is the lack of legislative requirement for the registration of latecomer agreements, rather than electronic filing requirements, that prevents the LTSA from accepting and registering such agreements. The public policy implications of registering such agreements against titles are significant. A primary concern is that no other development-related charges are registered on title.