Last year I blogged about a Nanaimo commercial tenant who defeated her landlord’s claim for unpaid rent on the grounds the lease had been fundamentally breached as a result of a pervasive odour. Neither the landlord, nor the tenant could find the source of the smell though it was related to the HVAC system. The odour was adversely affecting the tenant’s retail clothing ...
What happens if you lease a commercial retail space only to find, after several months of operation, that there is a pervasive and unpleasant smell in the place? Customers are complaining. Your employees are feeling ill. Your inventory might be getting damaged. The source of the smell cannot be found. Is this your problem or the landlord’s? Can you get out from under the ...
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