NEIGHBORHOODS
Strata ordered to pay homeowner for failing to address noisy smoking neighbors
B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal awards $12,000 damages for bylaw enforcement failure
A British Columbia strata corporation has been ordered to pay a homeowner $12,000 in damages for failing to investigate complaints and enforce bylaws against other residents. The BC Civil Resolution Tribunal ruled that the strata did not adequately address the homeowner's complaints about smoking and nuisance violations by neighboring units.