Does a landlord have to be liable for nuisance caused by a tenant who causes damage to the property?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Anmore Development Corp. v. The City of Burnaby et al, 2005 BCSC 1477 (CanLII):
The Thandis submit that in order for them to be liable, the tenant’s act of nuisance must have either been expressly authorized or a necessary consequence of the purpose for which the property was let, citing Smith v. Scott et al., [1972] 3 All E.R. 645.
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