Is a strata corporation required to maintain or repair a common property's exhaust vent?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from West et al v. The Owners, Strata Plan BCS 2637, 2018 BCCRT 695 (CanLII):
89. The applicants cite McKellar et al v. The Owners, Strata Plan LMS 3317, 2017 BCCRT 123 as being applicable to their claim that the strata must maintain the exhaust vents. In McKellar, I ordered the strata corporation to replace a booster fan it had installed on the applicants’ dryer vent and repair damage to the applicants’ living room ceiling as a result of the common property dryer vent leaking through the concrete ceiling. However, unlike in McKellar, the strata here has never taken steps to repair or maintain the exhaust vent, nor does it believe any maintenance or a booster fan is necessary.
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