Does a joint tenant of a property have a right to partition and sell the land?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Denbow v. Leong, 2007 BCSC 1400 (CanLII):
Joint Tenants of an interest in land have a prima facie right to partition and sale under the Act: see Bradwell v. Scott, 2000 BCCA 576, 81 B.C.L.R. (3d) 210 at ¶29 and ¶39. Partition should be refused only if the court concludes that justice so requires: Bradwell v. Scott at ¶43-45.
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