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'The landlords have no accountability': Wrongfully evicted B.C. woman wins tenancy branch battle, but says former landlord refuses to pay up (bc.ctvnews.ca)

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I didn’t realize it was so difficult to actually force landlords to pay up, even when they’re in the wrong. I can’t believe this family expects to never see any money when the RTB has already ruled in their favour.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know a guy who also won his hearing but now has to enforce the ruling, and it seems like it's completely up to him to now to get his money? Like he has to seek out bailiff services himself I guess? It feels pretty strange to hear that he won the hearing against his landlord, they owe him money, but getting the money isn't some automatic process. Like what's the fucking point?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know somebody who ran into this after a judgement regarding false information on a property sale (known, expensive defects were not reported). Once the judgement was in their favor, they basically went with the authorities to seize the seller's RV and/or some other stuff roughly equivalent to the judgement. They paid up pretty quickly then

[+] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nope, other side of the country. Among other things, they'd indicated that the septic field was in good health when in fact it was failing and they'd had to have it pumped out multiple times.

It had issues shortly after move in, and when my friends got it pumped the company recognised them as an address they'd visited frequently for the previous several years, which basically meant documented proof the previous owners knew it was defective.

It was a costly thing to have the lawn torn up and a new field created and I'm not sure if the settlement covered it all, but AFAIK they did get a decent amount after all was said and done.

LPT: If you're buying a house with septic, it might be a good idea to check if the local companies that deal with such are aware of issues the sellers are not disclosing. It's an expensive and messy fix

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Before you buy a house it's best to invite as many professionals as you know to come look it over. Contractors are always going to be expensive, and they're only human so plumbers, electricians, landscapers, if you can, have them look over the house. We didn't do our due diligence and it's been a pain in the ass.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, the actual "Home Inspectors" often don't do shit and have little to no liability for missing important stuff

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

You'd think you should be able to put a lien on the property at the very least, but I don't know anything.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I won an Order Of Possession in 2010, and the landlord just laughed and said Good luck with that!