1020 Harwood St, Vancouver · West End
See the whole West End risk profile →Crystallis has been before the BC Civil Resolution Tribunal 1 times (2018–2018), surfacing 4 distinct issues across 3 categories. The dominant theme is financial disputes & fees, and the highest-severity issue on record is rated elevated. Owners prevailed in 0 of 1 decisions; total awards on record: $0.
Each category below explains what that pattern means for a buyer, with the building’s own decisions as evidence.
Special assessments and fee disputes hit owners directly — a single levy can run tens of thousands per unit. A pattern here means the building’s finances have been contested. Ask for the reserve-fund study and the levy history before you offer.
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 the strata corporation's decision to allocate 2017 operating fund surplus toward significant building maintenance including fire safety upgrades, structural assessments, and parking facility work. The tribunal ruled the expenditure was permissible under section 105 of the Strata Property Act when approved by three-quarters majority vote.
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.