1295 richards St, Vancouver · Downtown Vancouver
See the whole Downtown Vancouver risk profile →Oscar has been before the BC Civil Resolution Tribunal 1 times (2018–2018), surfacing 2 distinct issues across 2 categories. The dominant theme is water, envelope & structural, and the highest-severity issue on record is rated high. Owners prevailed in 1 of 1 decisions; total awards on record: $2,653.
Each category below explains what that pattern means for a buyer, with the building’s own decisions as evidence.
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.
Electrical, HVAC, elevators, and fire safety. Disputes here point to aging or contested infrastructure — confirm the status of major systems and whether any fire-safety orders are outstanding.
Every tribunal decision linked to this building, newest first.
A defective shower drain in the respondent's unit caused water to leak into the applicant's bedroom, damaging carpeting. The tribunal awarded compensation for carpet replacement ($1,828.88) and cleaning expenses ($571.73), along with interest and fees, but denied claims for wages and inconvenience.
Across 98 buildings, this manager has 27 tribunal cases on record — a dispute rate of 1.6 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.