Enforcement Action
Compliance Order
Issue Date

Robert Neil Van Brocklin (“Van Brocklin”), contrary to sections 14(1) and 22(1) of the Homeowner Protection Act (the “Act”), built or caused to have built a new home in Sayward, BC (the “New Home”), between the period of, or about, June 20, 2014 and January 2021, without being a BC Housing (“BCH”) Licensed Residential Builder (“LRB”) and without the New Home being registered for coverage by home warranty insurance (“HWI”) provided by a warranty provider. On Dec 1, 2021, BCH issued Compliance Order 21-0024 to Van Brocklin directing that Van Brocklin:

  •       Ensure all construction activities cease on the New Home; and 
  •       Immediately either: 
    1. become a LRB pursuant to section 14(1) of the Act, and register the New Home for coverage by HWI provided by a warranty provider pursuant to section 22(1) of the Act; 
    2. provide BCH Compliance Department with proof that the New Home is enrolled in a policy of HWI pursuant to section 22 of the Act;  
    3. apply for, and be issued, an Owner Builder Authorization for the New Home on the property pursuant to section 20(1) of the Actand section 4.1(2) of the Homeowner Protection Act Regulation, provided that Van Brocklin meets the eligibility requirements.

Van Brocklin was ordered to comply with Compliance Order 21-0024 by January 13, 2022.