Builders fined $6K for illegally turning house into 4-plex
The City of Surrey sought a penalty of $5,000 for each of the respondents, totalling $10,000, as well as another penalty of $10,000 if the occupants of the addition and secondary Suite didn’t vacate the property by Dec. 1, 2022.
“The respondents stated that they ‘never thought it would get this far,’” Gibb-Carsley noted. “They said that so many other people in Surrey are doing the same thing—that is, building and renting suites without permission—that they did not think this would happen.
“The respondents further informed the court that they are suffering financial hardship in their other businesses and asked the court to have leniency in the penalty imposed.”In 2021, Surrey council directed city staff to investigate “enhanced enforcement, prosecution and public awareness” in an effort to tackle illegal and unauthorized construction in the city, with an eye to “mitigate loss of life, destruction of property” and ensure compliance with bylaws.
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