by James R.G. Cook | Mar 10, 2025 | Columnists, Legal Issues
Stock photo (Canva) QUICK HITS A buyer agreed to purchase a home, but before closing, the property was destroyed by fire, triggering an insurance clause in the APS. While the seller provided insurance details and extended the closing date, the buyer...
by Jim Mandeville | Jul 29, 2021 | Columnists, Featured
As I write this article in late July 2021, British Columbia still has more than 300 wildfires burning in the province. The latest outbreak has crews trying to control a 50-square-km blaze near Ashcroft in the central Interior. The province has now declared a...
by Shaneka Shaw Taylor | Aug 25, 2020 | Legal Issues
What obligations do sellers and buyers have in a real estate transaction when the property has been accidentally damaged – such as by a fire – prior to closing? The Superior Court of Justice addressed this complicated issue in Pordell v. Crowther. The seller, Paul...
