Nearly three years after it was filed, a homeowner's human rights complaint about language used at his former condo building's strata meetings has been settled.

It marks the end of the dispute between Andreas Kargut and the Wellington Court strata council, which began when the council switched to Mandarin-only meetings.

In his initial complaint in 2015, Kargut said Mandarin-only meetings left English-speaking owners out of strata discussions. He also said it was a constitutional issue because Canada's official languages are English and French.

The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal agreed to hear the dispute and hearings had been set for later this year.

Both languages to be used

Kargut withdrew his complaint after reaching a "compromise agreement" with the council, according to a statement from his lawyer on Wednesday.

Details of the agreement aren't being released.

Andreas Kargut said the decision to switch to Mandarin-only meetings was a constitutional issue because Canada's official languages are English and French. (CBC)

Rose Knight, Kargut's lawyer, said the strata now requires annual and special meetings to be held in both English and Mandarin. Council meetings are to be held in both languages if requested.

Agendas and meeting minutes are either in English or in both languages.

Initial complaint

Owners of nine other units in the building joined the initial complaint after it was filed in December 2015.

As Kargut's complaint wound its way through the system, officials encouraged the two sides to find a solution to accommodate both English and Mandarin speakers.

"For people of good faith, there may be a solution here that does not require the time and expense of a full tribunal hearing with the potential for a deterioration in relationships between neighbours afterwards, regardless of the outcome," the tribunal said.

Kargut and his family moved out of Wellington Court after the initial filing.

With files from Rhianna Schmunk

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