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Rodent infestation at Kelowna condo building taken to court
The tribunal said the strata may remove and store belongings for three months after Abell Pest Control recorded 152 rodents in the unit.
- On Tuesday, August 25, 2026, Civil Resolution Tribunal member Deanna Rivers ordered Kelowna resident Donna Thomson to allow strata contractors into her unit to restore it to clean and sanitary conditions, ending a years-long rodent infestation dispute.
- Abell Pest Control reported that Thomson's unit accounted for 152 of the 182 rodents captured in the 171-unit Springfield Road complex between April 2025 and May 2026, establishing it as the infestation source.
- Citing "floor-to-ceiling debris," restoration companies estimated a four-person team would require up to 15 days to complete what they described as a "hazardous waste cleanup" of the unit.
- Under the order, Thomson must provide 48 hours notice to allow contractors to remove and store her belongings for three months; she must also pay $225 in tribunal fees.
- Multiple agencies, including Interior Health and the Kelowna Fire Department, previously determined the matter was outside their jurisdiction, despite receiving a petition signed by 119 owners requesting intervention.
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Rats have overrun a condo building and a Kelowna woman has been ordered to do something about it. Donna Thomson, the owner of a first floor unit in an apartment complex on Durnin Road, received the order after the strata owners filed a civil claim to force action on a rat infestation in the unit. According to court documents, the state of the unit had gotten so bad that a photo taken in August 2025 showed debris inside the unit piled to the heig…
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