A canadian court case: (does not involve a situation between a purchaser and a seller) Mavrogiannis, Re, 1995 NSUARB 24 [18] On July 5, 1994 Wayne Webber, County Building Inspector, inspected the property and noted a number of deficiencies including a need for more mechanical ventilation...

Yes I am saying post#20 is not correct. There are different requirements for different types of construction. A residential home has different Code requirements from say a high rise res, or a commercial building, or a senior living building, etc... Article 9.7.1.3 does not apply to buildings...

I am not sure I follow the last comment. First what is the definition of a bedroom? This is not a subjective question. It is in fact legally defined in the building code in terms of what characteristics a bedroom must have. For a multi story res apartment a bedroom mustcontain a window. The...

Caveat Emptor is very rarely applied in courts these days. It does not represent Canadian Law anymore. You would probably have to go back to the 80's before you would see a decision based on that maxim. There are very well defined responsibilities for both the seller and the buyer in contract...

[The correct answer] For an apartment building in Ontario that conforms to a residential building exceeding 600 sq.m. in building area or exceeding three stories in height you have to first look to a different Part of the Code (other than Part 9). See Parts 3, 5 and 6 of Div. B...