The underlying rationale for the doctrine rests on a policy decision as to which party should bear the risk of
any deficiencies in property purchased.
Not exact matches
You are not liable for the
deficiency in judicial foreclosure for
property with four units or less, seller - financed loans, or refinances of
purchase - money mortgages executed after January 1, 2013.
As long as your
property is 2.5 acres or less
in size and you used mortgage financing to
purchase the
property, you're protected from a
deficiency judgment.
The Respondent
purchased a unit
in the Roosevelt Apartments, and subsequently the strata council of the building confirmed
deficiencies to the common
property exterior cladding, which required repairs estimated at $ 35,109 per strata lot.
The legal doctrine of caveat emptor («let the buyer beware») continues to apply to real estate transactions
in BC today, and can have the effect of denying the buyer a remedy for defects and
deficiencies discovered
in the
property after
purchase.