Enforcement Action
Compliance Order
Issue Date
Gurdeep Otal (“G. Otal”) and Tejinder Otal (“T. Otal”)(together, “the Otals”), contrary to sections 14(1) and 22(1) of the Homeowner Protection Act (the “Act”), built, or caused to be built, a detached eight-unit, non-conforming multi-unit building in Surrey, BC (the “New Homes”), sometime prior to March 17, 2025, without being a BC Housing (“BCH”) Licensed Residential Builder, and without any of the New Homes being registered for coverage by home warranty insurance provided by a warranty provider. On February 20, 2026, BCH issued Compliance Order 26-0005 to the Otals directing that the Otals:
- immediately provide BCH Compliance Department with evidence that the New Homes have been removed from the property.
The Otals were ordered to comply with Compliance Order 26-0005 by April 3, 2026.