A B.C. condo owner will be allowed to keep his “inflatable spa” — or hot tub — on his patio despite the objections of his strata council, a civil tribunal has ruled.

A Vancouver strata spent $22,000 fighting to have a patio hot tub removed only to have B.C.’s Civil Resolution Tribunal find the tub is patio furniture and can stay. John Emmerton and Van Ortega put ...

Strata hot tub is patio furniture, B.C. tribunal rules A Vancouver strata council spent $22,000 in legal fees to have a patio hot tub removed.

In the meantime, strict enforcement of new laws targeting vacationers — including $500 fines for noise complaints and for using outdoor hot tubs from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. — have helped.