The owners of a Vancouver apartment building demolished by the city in August after two major fires in little more than a year have been fined for failing to secure the site after the first fire.
Fu Ren and his wife Feng Yan, who own the property at 414 East 10th Avenue, were found guilty of a trio of bylaw offences following a trial on Dec. 13 and fined a total of $37,500.
Ren and Yan were convicted of failing to comply with a September 2023 fire order to keep the building secure from squatters, maintain a 24-hour fire watch and remove any fire hazards.
Ren received a $7,500 fine for each offence while Yan was fined $5,000 per offence.
The city ordered the Mount Pleasant building be torn down due to its condition following the second fire.The owners of a Vancouver apartment building demolished by the city in August after two major fires in little more than a year have been fined for failing to secure the site after the first fire.
Fu Ren and his wife Feng Yan, who own the property at 414 East 10th Avenue, were found guilty of a trio of bylaw offences following a trial on Dec. 13 and fined a total of $37,500.
Ren and Yan were convicted of failing to comply with a September 2023 fire order to keep the building secure from squatters, maintain a 24-hour fire watch and remove any fire hazards.
Ren received a $7,500 fine for each offence while Yan was fined $5,000 per offence.
The city ordered the Mount Pleasant building be torn down due to its condition following the second fire.