Leaky condo assistance dries up, Liberals say program is obsolete The provincial government is scrapping a program that for the past decade has provided leaky-condo owners with interest-free loans to pay for repairs By Derrick Penner The Vancouver Sun –
Leaky Condo victims deserve better…
Times Colonist June 24, 2009 Condo victims deserve better The leaky condo debacle remains one of the greatest consumer ripoffs in Canadian history, costing British Columbians between $1.5 billion and $2 billion. Lives were devastated when people bought homes and
Insurance companies not honouring warranties…
Insurance companies not honouring new leaky condo warranties: owners Insurers say lack of maintenance by owners is source of some problems CBC – Monday, June 22, 2009 | 9:38 AM PT Thousands of B.C. condominum owners have had to live
How do I avoid buying a leaky condo?
One year ago the following article which I wrote was published in the “pros & condos” section of Western Living Condo. Since then I have made it available to the public and other Realtors through my website and seminars. From
About Leaky Condos; the truth…
This is a follow up to this previous post which you might want to read as a backgrounder. The control of rain penetration relies on the exterior layer (the wall cladding) of the building envelope assembly to resist all rain penetration. This
Leaky condos mishandled by senior gov’ts…
Burnaby-New Westminster NewsLeader – June 25, 2008 Re: Fewer than half of leaky condos fixed so far: report It is interesting to read that more than $460 million has been approved by the Homeowner Protection Office (HPO) for no-interest leaky