Enforcement Action
Compliance Order
Issue Date
Cemex Home Design Ltd. (“CHDL”) and Harman Bains (“Bains”), contrary to section 14(1) of the Homeowner Protection Act (the “Act”), conducted the business of a residential builder without a valid BC Housing (“BCH”) Residential Builder Licence between the period of, or about, April 2024 and July 2024, with respect to a new home in Burnaby, BC (the “New Home”). On July 17, 2024, BCH issued Compliance Order 24-0011 (the “CO”) to CHDL and Bains directing that CHDL and Bains:
- Cease carrying on the business of a residential builder as defined in the Act;
- Immediately become a BCH Licensed Residential Builder (“LRB”) pursuant to section 14(1) of the Act; and
- Cease the above-noted activities until such time as CHDL and Bains have become a BCH LRB pursuant to section 14(1) of the Act.
CHDL and Bains were ordered to comply with Compliance Order 24-0011 by August 9, 2024.