What is a latent defect in a dryer vent?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Taylor v. Larbi et al, 2019 BCCRT 1165 (CanLII):
22. A latent defect is one that cannot be discovered through a reasonable inspection of the property, including a defect that renders the property dangerous or unfit for living (see Cardwell v. Perthen, 2007 BCCA 313). On the evidence before me I am satisfied that the problem with the dryer vent was not discoverable through a reasonable inspection and that it was a latent defect.
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