Does a municipality's condonation of a violation of its bylaw preclude it from later seeking to enforce the same bylaw?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from T.S.G. Sales Ltd. v. Vancouver (City), 2012 BCSC 1177 (CanLII):

A municipality’s earlier condonation of the violation of its bylaws does not estop it from later seeking to enforce the same bylaw: Fraser Valley Regional District v. Petrie, 2005 BCSC 1385 at para. 7.

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