2020 W 8th Ave, Vancouver · Kitsilano
See the whole Kitsilano risk profile →Augustine Gardens has been before the BC Civil Resolution Tribunal 2 times (2018–2019), surfacing 4 distinct issues across 3 categories. The dominant theme is common property & use, and the highest-severity issue on record is rated elevated. Owners prevailed in 0 of 2 decisions; total awards on record: $225.
Each category below explains what that pattern means for a buyer, with the building’s own decisions as evidence.
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.
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.
Deferred repairs and general upkeep. Minor on their own, but alongside structural cases they reinforce a picture of a building falling behind.
Every tribunal decision linked to this building, newest first.
The owner disputed a strata resolution requiring removal of fencing around her patio, claiming retaliation and privacy violations. The tribunal determined the strata corporation's decision was reasonable since the fence lacked proper approval, the removal policy applied consistently across multiple units, and alternative hedging would adequately address privacy needs.
The applicant alleged that a common walkway and hedge plantings reduced her exclusive-use backyard area by approximately 5 feet from what was shown on official strata documents. The tribunal directed the strata corporation to secure removal estimates and conduct a membership vote on eliminating the encroaching elements, while denying the request for additional side barrier installation.
Across 106 buildings, this manager has 47 tribunal cases on record — a dispute rate of 2.58 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.