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except in instances where ("A former North Vancouver couple have been ordered to pay $37,000 to the people who bought their house on Cloverley Street after a judge determined they deliberately concealed knowledge of a buried oil tank on their property. (...) The Phinneys indicated they didn't know about a tank or soil contamination in both a property disclosure form and in written responses to further questions from the buyers' insurance broker. They argued the tank was a case of buyer beware. That is usually the case, [B.C. Supreme Court Justice Murray] Blok stated in his judgment, except in instances where sellers of property have actively concealed or misrepresented a defect." (NS News) ART Vancouver) |
