What is the law around caveat emptor in real property?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Perrault v. North Vancouver (District), 2010 BCSC 182 (CanLII):
The governing rule in sales of real property is caveat emptor – buyer beware. The onus lies on the purchaser to satisfy himself or herself as to the quality of the property being sold: Cardwell v. Perthen 2007 BCCA 313.
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