Can a vehicle dealer misrepresents a vehicle prior to sale?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hangad v. Her, 2019 BCCRT 951 (CanLII):
28. If a seller misrepresents a vehicle prior to sale, the buyer may be entitled to compensation. A misrepresentation is a false statement of fact that would induce a reasonable person to enter into a contract. However, a seller does not have to tell the buyer about defects that the buyer could discover by reasonably inspecting the vehicle: Birge v. Lake, 2018 BCCRT 800.
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