COLCO NEWS RELEASE

To:     M.J. (Marilyn) Whitemarsh @ FAX 604-588-5037
          President, Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association

From: James Balderson @ FAX 604-739-4109
          COLCO: Coalition of Leaky Condo Owners

Re: Code of Ethics, The Molnar Group, etc.

We were pleased to receive your notice that The Molnar Group (Molnar) is no longer a member of the GVHBA.  As you are aware from COLCO’s Leaky Rotten Condo List, Molnar built many leaky rotten condos during an award-winning prestigious career as a member and officer of your organization.

You have noted that Molnar is “NO LONGER BOUND by the GVHBA CODE OF ETHICS.”

We note that the GVHBA Code of Ethics states “members shall at all times comply with the Building Code of British Columbia and local By-Laws and Regulations…”  We also know that condos and homes built in accordance with the Building Code shed water to the outside and prevent water from entering the wall assembly and interior rooms.  We also know that forensic examinations of leaky rotten condos built by members of the GVHBA reveal multiple violations of the Building Code.

Please examine COLCO’s Leaky Rotten Condo List for names of other members who warrant exclusion from the GVHBA based on your Code of Ethics, for example, Adera, Amacon, Boffo, Bosa Ventures, Bosa-Appia, Bosa-Dalex, Bucci, Integulf-Cascadia, Intracorp, Intrawest, Narland, and Polygon, to name a few on List #6 dated June 6, 2000, a copy of which was handed to Peter Simpson, Executive Director, on Monday, June 12.

Please use your Code of Ethics to restore confidence in the GVHBA as “The Voice of Residential Construction in Greater Vancouver.”

Signed
Dr. James Balderson

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