Education

Bar Admission

  • 2008 Admitted to the British Columbia Bar

Lisa Mackie is the leader of the Strata Property Practice Group and a member of the firm’s Insurance and Real Estate Practices. Her primary areas of practice are Strata Property Law and Residential Tenancy Law.

At Alexander Holburn, Lisa was the 2019/ 2020 chair of the Women’s Forum, a group dedicated to promoting business development and networking opportunities among our female lawyers, paralegals and female clients. Prior to joining Alexander Holburn, Lisa worked in the law reform field as a legal researcher with the British Columbia Law Institute and the Canadian Centre for Elder Law Studies.

Lisa has represented clients before all levels of Court in British Columbia on strata property and residential tenancy law matters. Lisa also represents and advises clients on human rights complaints, privacy disputes, employment disputes, defamation matters and arbitrations under the Strata Property Act. Lisa has earned significant recognition in the legal industry and has been a trusted legal resource for various print and television media publications on strata property and residential tenancy issues including: CBC Radio, CBC News, Canadian Lawyer Magazine, Canadian Apartment Magazine, Canadian Real Estate Wealth Magazine, CityTV Breakfast Television, Times Colonist, Metro Vancouver, The Province, Canadian Property Management Magazine, and the CHOA Journal.

Lisa has also been involved in legal education initiatives for the Vancouver Bar Association(2014 Strata Property Law for Solo & Small Firm Section), Law Courts Center (2014 Residential Tenancy Seminar for Amici Curiae Lectures), and the Continuing Legal Education Society of BC (2017 Strata Property Law Update; 2018 Strata Property Law Update; 2019 Strata Property Practice Manual Author and Editorial Board member; 2021 Strata Property Law Update; 2022 Strata Property Manual Author and Editorial Board member). She is a regular instructor for the Professional Association of Managing Agents and the Condominium Home Owners Association. She has written for property management publications, (Canadian Property Management, Legal Life NewsletterCHOA Journal, and the Canadian Condominium Institute). Lisa taught at the BC Non-Profit Housing Association’s Affordable Housing Conference in 2015 and delivered a strata property management course at Langara College in 2016. She has been a member of the Rental Education Committee for the Professional Association of Managing Agents since 2012 and develops educational initiatives for licensed property managers and unlicensed building managers.

On A Personal Note...

Outside of the office, Lisa enjoys spending time with family and friends. An amusement park enthusiast, she also enjoys seeking out the latest thrill-ride attractions.

Representative Experience

Lisa has represented clients before all levels of Court in British Columbia on strata property and residential tenancy law matters. Lisa also represents and advises clients on human rights complaints, privacy disputes, employment disputes, defamation matters and arbitrations under the Strata Property Act. Lisa’s notable cases include:

  • Ganitano v. Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation, 2014 BCCA 10
  • Kamerling v. Chew, 2015 BCSC 881
  • Berezowski v. British Columbia (Residential Tenancy Branch), 2014 BCSC 363
  • 625536 BC Ltd. v The Owners, Strata Plan LMS 4385, 2017 BCSC 1250
  • The Owners, Strata Plan NW 2575 v. Booth, 2018 BCSC 715
  • Jay v The Owners Strata Plan NW 3353, 2018 BCSC 780
  • The Owners Strata Plan NW 2575 v. Booth, 2020 BCCA 153
  • Metro Vancouver (Regional District) v Belcarra South Preservation Society, 2020 BCSC 662
  • Metro Vancouver (Regional District) v. Belcarra South Preservation Society, 2021 BCCA 121
  • Paget v. The Owners, Strata Plan LMS 1951, 2021 BCSC 2111

Publications

Lisa regularly conducts seminars for the Condominium Home Owner’s Association (CHOA) and the Professional Association of Managing Agents (PAMA) across the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island. Lisa has also assisted in the preparation of seminars for the British Columbia Mediation and Arbitration Institute (BCAMI).

Lisa has earned significant recognition in the legal industry, and has been a trusted legal resource for various print and television media publications on strata property and residential tenancy issues:

Blogs

It’s About Time: The Potential Unintended Impact of the Short-term Rental Accommodations Act on Residential Tenancies

For Rent: Bill 44 and its Impact on Rental Restrictions and Short-term Accommodation Bylaws

Everybody into the Pool! A Landlord’s Guide to Re-opening Recreational Facilities

Cents and Sensibility: Obtaining an Additional Rent Increase for Capital Expenditures

You’ve Got E-Mail: The Long-awaited Arrival of E-mail Service under the Residential Tenancy Act

Keeping It Together: How Strata Corporations Can Keep Electronic Meetings on the Books When Ministerial Order M114 Is Repealed

Face to Face: A Landlord’s Guide to Mask Mandates

Let’s Get Physical! A Landlord’s Guide to Re-opening a Recreational Facility

Knock, Knock: A Landlord’s Guide to Accessing a Rental Unit

Going Viral: A Landlord’s Guide to Balancing Privacy Rights with Reporting COVID-19 in a Rental Building

Homeward Bound: A Strata Council’s Guide to Social Distancing

Deck the Halls: A Strata Council’s Survival Guide to Holiday Decorations

Dollars and Sense: A Strata Council’s Guide to Fines

Taking Care of Business: A Strata Council’s Guide to Governing Short-Term Vacation Rentals

There’s an exception to every rule: Navigating rental exemptions under the Strata Property Act

Let’s make a deal… A strata council’s guide to settling disputes

If it ain’t broke… : The do’s and don’ts of evicting tenants for repairs or renovations

Over and out: When a strata lot sells, does a tenancy end?

It’s about time: Navigating rental exemption periods under a rental disclosure statement