A B.C couple has been ordered to stop living in a motorhome on the property where their under-construction home – which they were first given a permit to build more than six years ago – has become an “eyesore,” according to a recent court decision.
The Town of Osoyoos took Murray and Kathy Bloom to court earlier this year, claiming the couple was in violation of multiple municipal bylaws and seeking a number of injunctions in response. Among those were an order for the couple to stop occupying the property and another requiring them to bring it into compliance.
In addition, the town asked the court to authorize the demolition of the would-be home and the impoundment of the RV in the event the couple defied those orders.
The state of the property
In her decision, Justice Anita Chan described pictures submitted as evidence that showed the state of the property – which the owners …