What is the test for establishing negligence in a strata?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hunker v. The Owners, Strata Plan VR 1144, 2022 BCCRT 214 (CanLII):
42. To establish negligence, the applicants must show that the strata owed them a duty of care, that the strata breached the standard of care, that the applicants sustained damage, and that the damage was caused by the strata's breach: Mustapha v. Culligan of Canada Ltd., 2008 SCC 27.
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