Before you pay that condo fine — find out if it's actually enforceable.

Upload the fine letter. Upload your building's bylaw. We'll give you a plain-language assessment with citations to Alberta's Condominium Property Act and your bylaw — in about five minutes, for $15.

Built by people who work professionally with Alberta condominium bylaw enforcement — the same team that builds the software Alberta condo corporations use to draft and audit their notices.

You got a fine. Now what?

If you're like most Alberta condo owners, the letter is the first time you've ever read the words “CPR s.73.7” or “deemed receipt” or “first offence cap.” You have three options:

• Pay it— quickest, but you might be paying a fine that doesn't actually stand up
• Hire a lawyer — typically $300–$600 for an opinion, often more than the fine itself
• Read your bylaw and Alberta condo law yourself — possible, but takes hours and the relevant sections are scattered across the Condominium Property Act, the Regulation, and your bylaw

FineCheck is the fourth option: a fast, cited, expert-grade read on whether your fine is enforceable — for less than the cost of two coffees.

How it works

1. Paste the fine letter. Just copy the text from the letter the board or manager sent you. We pull out the bylaw section cited, the fine amount, the offence number, the deadline.

2. Upload your bylaw.Your condominium's bylaw is registered at Alberta Land Titles. If you have a copy, upload the PDF. If you don't, we can pull most Alberta registered bylaws on request.

3. Get your report.We check the letter against your bylaw and against Alberta's Condominium Property Act and Regulation. You get a cited assessment, with specific section references and a recommended next step. Average turnaround: 5 minutes.

What's in the report

Every report includes:

• Bylaw match check— does your bylaw actually say what the board says it says? Sometimes the cited section doesn't cover the alleged offence at all.
• Fine cap check — Alberta caps first-offence fines at $500 and subsequent offences at $1,000 (CPR s.73.8). We tell you if the fine exceeds the statutory cap.
• Required-fields check — a Proposed Sanction notice in Alberta must include 10 specific items (CPR s.73.7). Missing one can void the notice. We list every item and whether your letter has it.
• Deemed-receipt and deadline check — your response deadline starts from deemed receipt, not the date stamped on the letter. We compute the correct date based on how the letter was served.
• Process compliance — did the board follow the steps required before issuing this notice? (Prior warning, board resolution where applicable, opportunity to respond.)
• Recommended next step — pay, dispute, request clarification, or escalate. With specific language you can use.

You also get a one-page PDF you can attach to a response or share with a lawyer if you decide to escalate.

What to do with your report

The report tells you whether your fine has procedural problems. What happens next depends on what we find.

If the report shows clean compliance — the board followed CPR s.73.7, the fine is within the statutory cap, the deemed-receipt math works — your fine probably stands. You can still negotiate or pay; you know your position.

If the report flags process issues, you have a real choice. Most owners take one of two paths:

1. Respond directly to the boardwith a written reply citing the specific problems the report identified. Many disputes resolve here — boards usually withdraw or amend a fine they realize they can't defend. The report includes suggested response language.
2. File at Alberta's Condominium Dispute Resolution Tribunal(the CDRT). This is Alberta's new low-cost forum, launched April 1, 2026. It has jurisdiction to hear fine disputes — including challenges to the process the board used to issue the fine (Condominium Property Act, s.35). The filing fee is $150, decisions are typically issued within months, and you can represent yourself. If your report flags clear CPR s.73.7 issues, that's exactly the kind of evidence the tribunal evaluates.

We don't represent you at the CDRT and we don't file applications for you. We give you the procedural evidence; you decide how to use it.

Learn more about the CDRT →

What this isn't

We're upfront about the limits:

• This is not legal advice.It's a structured assessment based on the documents you provide and Alberta condo law as published. If your situation involves litigation, a hearing, or significant money, hire a lawyer. We'll tell you when to.
• Alberta only. We check Alberta's Condominium Property Act and Regulation. We don't cover Ontario, BC, or other provinces yet.
• We can't read the board's mind.If the board's reasoning isn't in the letter you received, we can only assess what's actually written.
• No guarantees.A clean compliance report doesn't mean you'll win at a hearing; a flagged report doesn't mean the board will back down. It means you have the facts.

Pricing

$15 per fine. One letter, one bylaw, one cited report. No subscription, no account required, no upsell.

If your fine turns out to be enforceable and you decide to pay it, we don't refund the $15 — but at least you know.

If your fine is missing a CPR s.73.7 required field, that's grounds to dispute. The report includes the dispute language. Most owners don't need a lawyer at that point.

Who built this

FineCheck was built by people who work professionally with Alberta condominium bylaw enforcement — including the team that builds the software some Alberta condo corporations use to draft and audit their own enforcement notices.

The same compliance checks our team built to make sure notices going out meet Alberta statute are what powers this tool when notices come in. We think both sides of the table benefit when the rules are followed.

Frequently asked questions

Is this legal advice?

No. It's a structured assessment of the documents you upload, with citations to Alberta statutes. For legal advice, hire an Alberta lawyer — we'll tell you when that's the right call.

What if the AI gets it wrong?

Every assessment cites the specific bylaw section and statutory provision it relied on, so you (or a lawyer) can verify the reasoning. If you find a clear error, contact us and we'll re-run the assessment and refund if warranted.

How is this different from asking ChatGPT?

ChatGPT doesn't have your specific bylaw, doesn't know Alberta's Condominium Property Actin detail, and won't cite specific sections. Our system parses your actual bylaw and checks the letter against the actual statute.

What about my privacy?

You upload your fine letter and your bylaw to generate the report. We use AI services that may process the content on servers in the United States. By using FineCheck you consent to this processing. We do not sell your data, and we delete uploaded documents within 30 days. Full privacy notice: [link].

Does my board see this?

No. The report is sent only to the email you provide. What you do with it is up to you.

What if my bylaw isn't registered or I can't find it?

Email us — we can usually pull the registered version from Alberta Land Titles for $X extra.

Can I dispute the fine myself with this report?

Yes. The report includes specific dispute language you can use in a written response to the board. Many owners successfully resolve disputes at that stage without escalation. If the board won't budge, you can file at Alberta's CDRT — see the FAQ below.

What's the Alberta CDRT and do I need to go through it?

The Condominium Dispute Resolution Tribunal launched April 1, 2026, and is Alberta's new low-cost forum for specific condo disputes — including fines (Condominium Property Act, s.35). You don't haveto go through it. Many fines resolve when an owner writes a response citing the procedural issues our report flags. But if the board won't budge, the CDRT is where you'd take it next, and our report is the kind of evidence the tribunal evaluates. Filing fee is $150. You can self-represent. Applications must be filed within one year of when you knew about the dispute. Read our full CDRT guide →

Do you offer this for property managers or boards too?

We have a different tool for that — focused on issuing compliant notices rather than checking ones you've received. Contact us if you manage a condo corporation.

Ready?

Questions first? Email us at hello@finecheck.ca.