822 Homer St, Vancouver · Downtown Vancouver
See the whole Downtown Vancouver risk profile →Galileo has been before the BC Civil Resolution Tribunal 3 times (2020–2020), surfacing 3 distinct issues across 3 categories. The dominant theme is water, envelope & structural, and the highest-severity issue on record is rated high. Owners prevailed in 0 of 3 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.
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.
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.
A strata lot owner sought $10,540 for rental income lost during repair delays following sprinkler system water damage. The tribunal rejected the negligence claim, determining the strata corporation acted appropriately by following guidance from professionals and that external factors contributed to delays.
The owner sought compensation for lost rental income during repairs after sprinkler system water damage, alleging the strata corporation caused unreasonable delays in obtaining permits. The tribunal ruled against the owner, determining the strata corporation responded appropriately by engaging qualified professionals and that delays stemmed from municipal requirements and contractor errors beyond their control.
The applicant pursued $13,000 in lost rental income following delayed water damage repairs to their strata lot. The applicant alleged the strata corporation unreasonably postponed obtaining City permits. The tribunal determined the respondent acted appropriately by following guidance from professionals and dismissed the claim.
Across 74 buildings, this manager has 23 tribunal cases on record — a dispute rate of 6.23 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.