Is it reasonable for a strata to choose a repair option rather than a replacement option?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from A v. The Owners, Strata Plan XXX, 2021 BCCRT 589 (CanLII):
94. In a persuasive though non-binding decision in Berke v. NW 962, 2018 BCCRT 539 at paragraph 57 the CRT held that even if repairs will only defer the need for eventual replacement, it may be reasonable for the strata to choose the repair option. Because the strata is entitled to choose among reasonable repair options, I find the strata met its duty to repair and maintain the building exterior and envelope in 2018.
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