1483 Homer St, Vancouver · Downtown Vancouver
See the whole Downtown Vancouver risk profile →Waterford has been before the BC Civil Resolution Tribunal 3 times (2020–2022), surfacing 2 distinct issues across 2 categories. The dominant theme is governance & council conduct, and the highest-severity issue on record is rated elevated. Owners prevailed in 1 of 3 decisions; total awards on record: $726.
Each category below explains what that pattern means for a buyer, with the building’s own decisions as evidence.
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.
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.
Three property owners requested access to various strata documents including legal agreements, insurance materials, and records from two prior legal matters. The tribunal granted partial access to legal opinions and insurance correspondence while rejecting other document requests. The strata was ordered to pay $38.25 in tribunal fees.
The owner, who uses a wheelchair, disputed multiple fines issued by the strata corporation for various bylaw violations including guest registration and storage issues. The tribunal determined that proper hearing procedures were not followed for certain penalties and ordered their reversal, while rejecting other claims.
The tribunal determined that a strata corporation's bylaw mandating overnight visitors to submit registration forms including photo ID copies breached privacy protection laws. The strata was directed to cease enforcement, reverse $350 in penalties, and pay $225 in fees.
Across 152 buildings, this manager has 64 tribunal cases on record — a dispute rate of 2.97 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.