Filing an Acknowledgement of Payment (Form H)

WHAT IS AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PAYMENT?

The removal of a Certificate of Lien filed by a Strata on a Strata Lot (see our related articles on the legal requirements for a Certificate of Lien and on the process for filing a Certificate of Lien for more details) is done through the filing of an Acknowledgement of Payment (Form H) with the Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia (LTSA).

The purpose of the Form H is to certify that all amounts owing under a previously registered Certificate of Lien have been fully paid, and to authorize the release of that lien. The standard wording for the release is set out in the Form H template.

The Strata Property Act requires that lien removal be done in a prescribed form and in a prescribed timeline. The LTSA provides this statutory template as Form H.

WHAT INFOROMATION IS REQUIRED BEFORE FILING AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PAYMENT (FORM H)?

The Strata must have the following information required to complete the Acknowledgement of Payment (Form H):

1. The full legal description and parcel identifier (PID) of the strata lot. We have an article on how to get the legal description of a Strata Lot.

2. The number of the registered Certificate of Lien being released. The number of the Certificate of Lien in found on the title to the Strata Lot and we have an article on how to get the title to a Strata Lot.

3. The amount registered on the lien.

4. Confirmation that the amount owing under the lien has been received.

The form must be signed by either two council members or the authorised strata manager.

The date of execution must also be stated.

HOW IS AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PAYMENT (FORM H) FILED?

An Acknowledgement of Payment (Form H) is filed electronically with LTSA in a way that is similar to filing a Certificate of Lien (Form G).

It can either be done by uploading an EFS PDF or by doing a web filing. However, we are providing instructions for only the Web Filing option.

An EFS PDF is a downloadable template provided by the LTSA and it is the older way of doing the filing. We strongly recommend that Form H's are filed using the Web Filing option.

These are the steps to properly file a Acknowledgement of Payment (Form H) through the LTSA:

1. Prepare the completed Form H.

You must ensure that:

• All mandatory fields are completed.

• Required signatures are included.

This information must exactly match the LTSA requirements (correct PID, legal description, and lien reference).

Here is what the Form H looks like:

2. Log in to your LTSA Enterprise account

This is done through myLTSA and uses the Strata’s, strata manager’s or Strata Lawyer's LTSA Enterprise account.

3. Ensure the myLTSA account is funded and the user has access to Web Filing tools.

4. Choose “Web Filing”.

Web Filing forms must follow the LTSA’s Web Filing Form Practice Guides for proper completion.

• Select Web Filing from the left‑hand menu to create a new web filing form.

• Start a new Form H – Acknowledgement of Payment.

• Enter the required data in the structured fields.

• Upload the completed Form H from step 1.

5. Generate the Electronic Form.

6. Apply the Juricert Digital Signature.

• All filings must be authenticated using a Juricert digital certificate, which is the only certificate accepted by LTSA for electronic submissions.

• The form must be fully signed before submission. Only approved signers with Juricert digital certificates may sign. (Using another person’s Juricert signature is prohibited under s.168.7 of the Land Title Act.)

8.  Submit the Application.

Once signed, submit it through LTSA’s Electronic Filing System (EFS).Upon submission:

• Fees are automatically processed.

• A CA number (pending application number) is assigned to the filing.

• You will receive a confirmation of submission.

9. Confirmation of Release

You sill receive a confirmation of submission and once the application is examined and approved the lien will be released from the title.