What is the standard of review applicable to a city's decision to declare a nuisance and order it demolished?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from McLaren v. Castlegar (City), 2010 BCSC 1629 (CanLII):
In Sahota v. Vancouver (City), 2010 BCSC 387, 71 M.P.L.R. (4th) 90 [“Sahota”], Greyell J. addressed the standard of review applicable to a city’s decision to declare a building a nuisance and order it demolished. He concluded that the appropriate degree of deference regarding such decisions falls at the higher end of the scale.
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