What constitutes negligent misrepresentation in a real estate transaction?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Leung v. Sherban, 2022 BCCRT 232 (CanLII):
18. A negligent misrepresentation occurs where a seller fails to exercise reasonable care to ensure representations are accurate and not misleading. If a buyer relies on that misrepresentation in making the purchase, the seller may be responsible for any losses arising from that misrepresentation: Queen v. Cognos Inc., 1993 CanLII 146 (SCC).
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