BCFSA found professional misconduct because the buyer's realtor relied only on title and the seller's disclosure without checking local authorities or the Archaeology Branch, missing a protected archaeological site that blocked the buyer's planned development. The $5,000 consent penalty illustrates why cultural heritage restrictions can require independent property inquiries even when routine conveyancing documents show no warning, although the order established no universal search requirement.
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Gildart (Re), 2025 BCSRE 39
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Held. BCFSA found professional misconduct because the buyer's realtor relied only on title and the seller's disclosure without checking local authorities or the Archaeology Branch, missing a protected archaeological site that blocked the buyer's…
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