885 Cambie St, Vancouver · Downtown Vancouver
See the whole Downtown Vancouver risk profile →The Smithe has been before the BC Civil Resolution Tribunal 3 times (2026–2026), surfacing 3 distinct issues across 3 categories. The dominant theme is governance & council conduct, and the highest-severity issue on record is rated elevated. 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.
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.
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.
Every tribunal decision linked to this building, newest first.
A strata owner disputed charges related to elevator damage and concierge services. The case involved broken glass and whether the owner should be responsible for related costs charged back by the strata corporation.
The strata corporation billed an owner $3,557 for elevator repairs allegedly caused by the owner's tenant. After the Residential Tenancy Branch determined the tenant was not liable for the damage, a dispute arose regarding responsibility for covering the repair costs.
An owner challenged a $3,557 charge from their strata corporation for elevator damage allegedly caused by their tenant's movers. The owner argued the Residential Tenancy Branch found the tenant not responsible, and sought reimbursement of $4,562.23 including repair costs and fees. The tribunal partially allowed the owner's claim.
Across 1,141 buildings, this manager has 304 tribunal cases on record — a dispute rate of 1.2 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.