What is a contractor’s obligation to repair or replace a defective electrical component in a residential property?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Klondike Contracting Corporation v. Abadian, 2021 BCPC 145 (CanLII):
Where deficiencies exist, a contractor has a right to remedy the deficiencies and an owner has an obligation to permit the contractor an opportunity to make repairs. This principle is set out starting at paragraph 88 of the Lind v. Storey decision, which reads:
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