Pace (G.M.) Enterprises Inc. v. Tsai et al., [2003] B.C.T.C. 1336 (SC)
| Judge | Taylor, J. |
| Court | Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada) |
| Case Date | August 29, 2003 |
| Jurisdiction | British Columbia |
| Citations | [2003] B.C.T.C. 1336 (SC);2003 BCSC 1336 |
Pace Ent. Inc. v. Tsai, [2003] B.C.T.C. 1336 (SC)
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Temp. Cite: [2003] B.C.T.C. TBEd. OC.005
G.M. Pace Enterprises Inc. (petitioner) v. Daniel Tsai, Gamaliel Tsai and Kwei Hsien (respondents)
(S37205; 2003 BCSC 1336)
Indexed As: Pace (G.M.) Enterprises Inc. v. Tsai et al.
British Columbia Supreme Court
Nanaimo
Taylor, J.
August 29, 2003.
Summary:
This headnote contains no summary.
Landlord and Tenant - Topic 1213
The premises - Repairs - By tenant - Extent of obligation (incl. environmental restoration) - See paragraphs 66 to 86.
Landlord and Tenant - Topic 2335
The lease - Implied terms, conditions or covenants - Exercise of obligations in good faith - See paragraphs 90 to 126.
Landlord and Tenant - Topic 2825
The lease - Breach by tenant - Waiver of - See paragraphs 88 to 89.
Cases Noticed:
Toronto (City) v. W.H. Hotel Ltd., [1966] S.C.R. 434, refd to. [para. 67].
Reardon Smith Line Ltd. v. Yngvar Transen-Tangen, [1976] 1 W.L.R. 989 (H.L.), refd to. [para. 69].
O'Connor v. Fleck et al., [2000] B.C.T.C. 545 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 70].
Vicro Investment Ltd. v. Adams Brands Ltd. (1963), 40 D.L.R.(2d) 523 (Ont. H.C.), refd to. [para. 73].
Morcom v. Campbell-Johnson, [1955] 3 All E.R. 264 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 80].
250669 B.C. Ltd. v. Poplar Properties Ltd. (1987), 48 R.P.R. 283 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 89].
Reigate v. Union Manufacturing Co. (Ramsbottom) Ltd., [1918] 1 K.B. 592 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 100].
Dynamic Transport Ltd. v. O.K. Detailing Ltd., [1978] 2 S.C.R. 1072; 20 N.R. 500; 9 A.R. 308, refd to. [para. 103].
Empress Towers Ltd. v. Bank of Nova Scotia (1990), 14 R.P.R.(2d) 115 (B.C.C.A.), refd to. [para. 103].
McDonald's Restaurants of Canada Ltd. v. British Columbia (1997), 88 B.C.A.C. 33; 144 W.A.C. 33; 29 B.C.L.R.(3d) 303 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 109].
Westcom TV Group Ltd. v. CanWest Global Broadcasting Inc. (1996), 27 B.C.L.R.(3d) 291 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 118].
Counsel:
P.C.P. Behie, for the petitioner;
B. Fraser, for the respondents.
This case was heard on April 17 and 23, 2003, before Taylor, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following decision on August 29, 2003.
Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 3-7, 2021)
...Canada Ltd., 2018 ONCA 571, Thunder Bay (City) v. Canadian National Railway Company, 2018 ONCA 517, G.M. Pace Enterprises Inc. v. Tsai, 2003 BCSC 1336, Lurcott v. Wakely, [1911] 1 KB 905 (CA (Eng)), Ravenseft Properties Ltd. v. Davstone (Holdings) Ltd., [1980] QB 12 (QBD (Eng)), Morcom v. C......
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Concord Pacific Acquisitions Inc. v. Oei, 2019 BCSC 1190
...Ltd., 2014 BCSC 1094 at para. 47; Salmon Arm (City) v. Stockwood, 2013 BCSC 2131 at paras. 42 and 46; G.M. Pace Enterprises Inc. v. Tsai, 2003 BCSC 1336 at para. [391] There are very few exceptions to this body of authority. In Molson, the Court dealt with an application for an interlocutor......
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Trenchard v. Westsea Construction Ltd., 2019 BCSC 1675
...fell within the exception in Article 4.03 and was not a leaseholder obligation. [92] This Court, in G.M. Pace Enterprises Inc. v. Tsai, 2003 BCSC 1336 [G.M. Pace], held a covenant to “keep in repair” or “leave in repair” is an obligation to keep the premises in the condition they were in at......
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Salmon Arm (City) v. Stockwood, 2013 BCSC 2131
...City failed to negotiate a new lease. The law does not force parties to negotiate. In G.M. Pace Enterprises Inc. v. Daniel Tsai et al , 2003 BCSC 1336, the court found that the duty to negotiate could only exist if it could be inferred by the lease. No such duty exists in the Stockwoods' le......
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Concord Pacific Acquisitions Inc. v. Oei, 2019 BCSC 1190
...Ltd., 2014 BCSC 1094 at para. 47; Salmon Arm (City) v. Stockwood, 2013 BCSC 2131 at paras. 42 and 46; G.M. Pace Enterprises Inc. v. Tsai, 2003 BCSC 1336 at para. [391] There are very few exceptions to this body of authority. In Molson, the Court dealt with an application for an interlocutor......
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Trenchard v. Westsea Construction Ltd., 2019 BCSC 1675
...fell within the exception in Article 4.03 and was not a leaseholder obligation. [92] This Court, in G.M. Pace Enterprises Inc. v. Tsai, 2003 BCSC 1336 [G.M. Pace], held a covenant to “keep in repair” or “leave in repair” is an obligation to keep the premises in the condition they were in at......
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Salmon Arm (City) v. Stockwood, 2013 BCSC 2131
...City failed to negotiate a new lease. The law does not force parties to negotiate. In G.M. Pace Enterprises Inc. v. Daniel Tsai et al , 2003 BCSC 1336, the court found that the duty to negotiate could only exist if it could be inferred by the lease. No such duty exists in the Stockwoods' le......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 3-7, 2021)
...Canada Ltd., 2018 ONCA 571, Thunder Bay (City) v. Canadian National Railway Company, 2018 ONCA 517, G.M. Pace Enterprises Inc. v. Tsai, 2003 BCSC 1336, Lurcott v. Wakely, [1911] 1 KB 905 (CA (Eng)), Ravenseft Properties Ltd. v. Davstone (Holdings) Ltd., [1980] QB 12 (QBD (Eng)), Morcom v. C......