2025-12-04Decided
The tribunal decision document was incomplete and lacked adequate information to assess the findings or resolution of a nuisance-related dispute involving the strata lot owner and strata corporation.
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The George
1420 W Georgia St, Vancouver · West End
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High · Governance & council conduct
3
decisions
2022–2025
span
5
issues
1/3
owner wins
What this building’s record shows
The George has been before the BC Civil Resolution Tribunal 3 times (2022–2025), surfacing 5 distinct issues across 5 categories. The dominant theme is governance & council conduct, and the highest-severity issue on record is rated high. Owners prevailed in 1 of 3 decisions; total awards on record: $1,003.
Each category below explains what that pattern means for a buyer, with the building’s own decisions as evidence.
Governance & council conduct
Elevated severity2 decisions
How the corporation is actually run — records access, meetings, bylaw enforcement, transparency. Repeated governance cases signal a contentious or opaque council, and that colours every decision made about your money and your building.
Governance Issues · 2
Livability
Low severity2 decisions
Noise, pets, smoking, short-term rentals. Day-to-day quality-of-life conflict — lower financial stakes, but a useful window into how neighbours and the council handle disputes.
Noise Disturbance · 2
Water, envelope & structural
High severity1 decision
Water ingress, roof, and building-envelope failures are the most expensive problems a condo faces, and they’re what drive large special assessments. Structural cases on record are the strongest reason to commission an engineer’s review of the envelope.
Water Damage · 1
Common property & use
Elevated severity1 decision
Boundaries, parking, and renovation disputes — who controls and can alter shared space. Usually lower-stakes individually, but frequent cases show ongoing friction between owners and the board.
Boundary Issues · 1
Maintenance & upkeep
Low severity1 decision
Deferred repairs and general upkeep. Minor on their own, but alongside structural cases they reinforce a picture of a building falling behind.
Maintenance Deficiency · 1
The decisions
Every tribunal decision linked to this building, newest first.
2025 BCCRT 1691
2025-12-04Split decision$305
The applicant reported noise and vibration issues from an upstairs strata unit but lacked objective decibel evidence. The tribunal determined the strata corporation failed to properly investigate the complaint and treated the applicant unfairly, though no nuisance was proven. The strata was directed to complete a thorough investigation within 90 days and pay $305.22 in fees.
2022 BCCRT 695
2022-06-14Owner won$698
A strata corporation billed the owner $472.50 for door frame repairs, alleging damage by short-term tenants. The tribunal determined water-induced rot caused the deterioration, not tenant actions, and found the strata failed to provide proper notice before imposing charges. The charge was ordered removed along with $225 in tribunal fees.
Who runs this building
Firstservice Residential
Across 1,141 buildings, this manager has 304 tribunal cases on record — a dispute rate of 1.2 per 100 units. A manager’s portfolio-wide rate is a signal of how they run buildings generally, beyond this one address.
Sourced from published tribunal decisions and analysed by PropTrust. Not legal advice. Verify with the corporation and a licensed professional before purchase.