Posted on 10/12/2023 7:59:26 PM PDT by simpson96
Vancouverites are known to cherish their magnificent views of the city and nature. A lawsuit filed this month in BC Supreme Court aims to pin a value on exactly how much a “beautiful” view of the ocean, mountains and Stanley Park is worth.
Naomi Arbabi is suing Colleen McLelland for “trespass,” for allegedly installing a nearly 1.7-metre-tall privacy wall at the border of McLelland’s part of a rooftop deck that she shares with Arbabi and two other neighbours.
Arbabi said in her Oct. 5 notice of civil claim that she bought her home in a strata complex at 1082 West 8th Avenue in June 2021.
“I did rely on views in making the decision to purchase the property,” she said, adding that the view also factored into how much she was willing to pay to buy her strata unit.
Arbabi said in her lawsuit that when she bought her home, McLelland had a “much lower, clear glass divider.”
She alleges that McLelland installed the taller privacy wall on Sept. 5, and that she did not remove it when Arbabi asked her to take it down. Arbabi said she made "many attempts" to keep the matter private and to resolve it peacefully but McLelland did not provide a remedy to the situation.
Arbabi is seeking $30,000 for the first 30 days of McLelland having her privacy wall, plus $1,000 for each day that the wall stays in place. She is also asking the court to provide her with $4,200 for administrative costs.
(Excerpt) Read more at biv.com ...
And no picture of the privacy wall in that article. (Yes, I violated FR tradition and went to the source link.)
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What was it like? Was it all you thought it woudl be? (going to the article i mean lol) Tell us, we wanna know- those of us that don’t go to the actual articles lol
I should have trusted that Simpson96 had posted everything. :)
LOL- someday i might try going to the article lol
If the neighbor is allowed to put up a privacy wall that tall, shes out of luck. At this point the complainer sounds like a big ol Karen.
I do know Canada and their metro areas are sticklers for building codes and what you can/can’t do in hoa’s or condos or even your own ho,e, so its probably legal the neighbors put it up.
Naomi Arbabi
Nuff said...
Would be interesting to know why Colleen had to put up a privacy wall after a newcomer moved in...
Does this new neighbor think she is “owed” a pretty view because of past discrimination?
Is she a migrant?
Animal sacrifices?
Jungle drums?
Deck converted to migrant shelter for 20 relatives?
Deck converted to a toilet?
I had a good pal who had a neat building in Manhattan Beach, CA, with a panoramic view from Palos Verdes to Orange county. He was about 5 blocks back from the beach. Built right in front of him was a large apartment building which simply canceled his view. He now had and has a view of 8 apartment balconies. It sucked, bigly, remarkably, dramatically.
Seems she gets her view back if she just stands up...
In the ‘80s in Alaska, we cleared a lot to build a new home. The clearing opened up a spectacular mountain view for the people across the street. They had no idea there was such a view behind all those trees.
They actually went to a lawyer and got a Cease And Desist order in an attempt to prevent us from building on our property. LOL! We built the house — and had a spectacular view.
Exactly. And for the price of her lawyer she could have built a deck.
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