'Cursory at best': Botched home inspection results in $113K damages award

A former Edmonton politician has been held jointly liable for $113,000 in damages after a judge ruled he botched a home inspection. Lance White was found to have “failed to meet the standard of care of a professional engineer” when inspecting a home ahead of its sale in May of 2010, according to an Aug. 28 ruling from Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Anna Loparco. “His inspection was cursory at best and did not meet the standard of care expected of a structural engineer." I