What is the limitation of a property disclosure statement?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Potter and Paragallo v. Montpetit et al., 2013 BCPC 129 (CanLII):
Another aspect and potential limitation of a property disclosure statement was indentified in Manghat v. Tchilinguirian [2009] BCSC 1809 where Mr. Justice Schultes states that once a purchaser has obtained a home inspection, then, absent fraud or concealment, reliance shifts to the home inspector (see paragraph 18).
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