An ongoing dispute between the Summerland Waterfront Resort and residents of the resort shows no sign of ending, with the latest lawsuit alleging the resort is owed more than $32,000 in unpaid fees.

The notice of claim was filed on Aug. 23 against Edwin and Loreen Knelsen, long-time residents of the resort.

The hotel on Lakeshore Drive in Summerland consists of strata lots, each owned by various individuals. These lots are made available to the general public through the rental pool or the unpooled rental program.

The Knelsens had lived in their resort since December 2009 and from that time until October 2022, they had exclusive use of their unit.

However, a change of policy later affected the Knelsens and others who had made the resort their permanent home. Disputes between the resort and long-term residents have been going on since 2019.

For the Knelsens, the resort has alleged that the couple's outstanding furniture, fixtures and equipment contributions as of July 2024 was $17,383.88 and their out-of-pool expenses were $24,302.41. This is a total of $42,686.29.

However, in order to remain within the Small Claims Court claim limit, the waterfront resort was seeking damages arising out of the outstanding out of pool expenses invoices dated from August 2022 to present, totalling $15,140.26. This brought the total to $32,524.14, which is the alleged outstanding furniture, fixtures and equipment contributions and the out of pool expenses.

No response has yet been filed by the Knelsens and the claims have not been heard in court.