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Strata owner not liable for common-area water damage
December 14, 2021 by Greg MeckbachA strata corporation can’t recover $25,000 towards water damage repairs originating from a unit owner’s broken toilet water supply line, the British Columba civil resolution tribunal has ruled. On June 23, 2019, water leaked out of a strata lot. The…
What happened when this strata unit owner got sued over toilet supply leak
July 15, 2020 by Greg MeckbachA British Columbia strata owner is not liable for damage to the unit immediately below as a result of a burst toilet supply line, the province’s Civil Resolution Tribunal has ruled. The September 2018 plumbing mishap happened in a strata…
Who’s liable for what in this strata toilet failure
July 13, 2020 by Greg MeckbachA British Columbia strata unit owner who suffered water damage after a toilet tank ruptured is unable to recover the cost to replace the unit’s toilets from the strata corporation. In 2019, a Crane toilet storage tank failed in a…
The breach from the throne
February 19, 2020 by Greg MeckbachFaulty toilet supply lines, often the source of six- and seven-figure water claims, are leading to subrogated claims against manufacturers, installers and others involved in the supply chain leading to your clients’ washrooms. The way a toilet works is that…
How much damage a toilet malfunction can cause
February 11, 2020 by Greg MeckbachYour property client’s flood risk could arise from a weak link in the bathroom. Water damage claims of over $100,000 can result if the supply line feeding water to the toilet breaks, says metallurgist Paul Okrutney, founder of Toronto-based insurtech…