Restrictive covenants are interests in land registrable as charges under the Land Registry Act R.S.B.C. (1960) C.208. We are specifically concerned here with those restrictive covenants based on racial considerations. The legislatures of Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan have passed specific laws to make void all covenants involving race, creed, colour, nationality, ancestry or place of origin. Unfortunately, B.C. s legislature has not taken similar steps. The result is that there still remain in B.C. covenants involving racial considerations, even though they are no longer considered enforceable. The B.C. Civil Liberties Association s position on the problem of restrictive covenants involving racial considerations is that they should be dealt with in the following manner: - All persons involved in the sale of property should be acquainted with the void nature of such covenants, so that all purchasers and prospective purchasers will be correctly informed. - The Government of British Columbia should be approached to legislate on the matter: - All restrictive covenants involving a consideration of race should be retroactively removed. - A provincial Bill of Rights should guarantee the basic property rights of all citizens. - A tribunal should be appointed, structured and empowered to deal with questions pertaining to land registry, with allowance of appeal to the Courts.
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