Can a plaintiff make a claim for costs of future renovations?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Demidas v. Poinen, 2012 BCSC 416 (CanLII):
The defendants do not agree that any claim can be made for costs of future renovations. Neither counsel had any cases on such a claim, but after a break, counsel for the plaintiff produced Phoutharath v. Moscrop 2002 BCSC 686, in which a claim for yard and house maintenance was allowed. Discussion non-pecuniary damages
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