BC Court Orders Buyer To Pay Rescission Fee Despite Seller’s Use Of Virtual Staging
Two hot button topics in the world of real estate recently intersected in British Columbia’s Small Claims court, as the Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) made its decision on a case where the use of virtual staging and edited photos in real estate listings came into conflict with BC’s Home Buyer Rescission Period Regulation (HBRPR).
The case was centered around a buyer named Braden Messenger and a seller named Mary Jonina Margaret Bell, who entered into a contract of purchase and sale (CPS) on May 18, 2023 for the purchase price of $490,000. Both parties do not dispute that Messenger did not view the property in-person before entering into the agreement.
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