Can a strata be held to a standard of perfection when repairing and maintaining common property?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Zhao et. al. v. The Owners, Strata Plan BCS 2342, 2018 BCCRT 929 (CanLII):
25. In Tam v. The Owners, Strata Plan BCS 282, 2017 BCCRT 93, this tribunal noted that courts have found that a strata corporation, when repairing and maintaining common property, is not held to a standard of perfection, but is required to act reasonably when fulfilling its obligations. If the strata or its contractor failed to carry out work effectively, the strata will not be found negligent if the strata acted reasonably in the circumstances.
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