What is the best evidence of value for a former family residence?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from J.E.P. v E.C.B, 2019 BCSC 786 (CanLII):
With respect to the former family residence, the best evidence of value was the 2017 assessed value. No appraisals were in evidence. In Dosanjh v. Liang, 2015 BCCA 18, a civil case, Groberman J.A. discussed reliance on property assessments when other evidence is not available:
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