What is the test for terminating a contract where the contract is terminated because of poor quality or defective work?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Goodland v. Johnston, 2021 BCCRT 175 (CanLII):
24. As for quality, work that is poor quality or defective does not generally entitle an owner to terminate a contract unless it is so poor that it amounts, in substance, to a repudiation of the contract: Lind v. Storey, 2021 BCPC 2.
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