A group of condo owners in a suburb north of Montreal have learned that their recently built homes will have to be demolished — or repaired at an exorbitant cost — because of flawed construction and design, according to a lawsuit.
The condos, part of a development in Boisbriand, Que., that includes 27 buildings, each with six units, were completed just 15 years ago.
But Édouard Safi, who owns one of the units, can’t live in it. Water has seeped into his condo, spurring the growth of mould and spores that contaminate the air — the consequence, according to an expert analysis