What are the obligations of a seller and a realtor agent to make disclosure of a property offered for sale?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Lavigne v. Ellis, 2014 BCSC 1557 (CanLII):
The obligations of sellers and realtor agents to make disclosure with respect to properties offered for sale is grounded in the doctrine of caveat emptor. Madam Justice Ballance described the application of this doctrine in Cardwell v. Perthen, 2006 BCSC 333 [Cardwell S.C.] at paras. 119 and 120:
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