Lawsuit Claims Brothel Operating in Burnaby Condo

[girth-brooks]

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ordered a Burnaby condo owner to stop using his property for business purposes after neighbours alleged the unit was being used for "prostitution related activities."
In November 2017, strata members at Timberlea Birch Tower C filed a civil suit.
"This community has been trying to deal with this guy for three years," Steve Hamilton, one of the strata's lawyers, told CTV News Wednesday.
"There was allegations of drug use and violence and partying and all of that, the court said had to stop."
Complaints about the unit began in August 2015, when residents of the building near Lougheed Town Centre, noticed men of all ages and backgrounds frequenting the condo, according to four affidavits written by three residents at the tower.
At the time, allegedly told the building's caretaker his girlfriend was operating a tattoo parlour out of the unit, court documents show. The strata claims did not stop the commercial activities when asked to.
A year later, the owner reported several disturbances, including an incident involving a "hysterical" young woman he allegedly heard telling , "I can't do this anymore. I can't do this anymore."
According to court documents, the neighbour also reported hearing conversations about sexual acts, drug use and money.
"He saw women from stumbling in the hallway several times," the documents read. "The women appeared to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol."
The neighbour also noticed similarities between furniture seen in an online listing for the condo and items seen in online advertisements for escort services in the Lougheed area.
"They were identical. It was the same bedspread, the same bed, the same artwork and so the court was satisfied…You could draw the inference that these young ladies were offering their services in this particular unit," Hamilton said.
In their petition, strata members asked the court to order to sell the property within 90 days, effectively forcing him out of the building. The suit also asked that he be forced to pay the strata $8,000 in damages.
So far, he has only been ordered to stop using the condo for business purposes. He did not appear in court Wednesday.
According to a 2015 email filed as evidence in the suit, he told the building's manager he had moved to Ohio.
While neighbours might be shocked to discover this kind of behaviour in their buildings, Hamilton said it might be more common than many people think.
"In my practice, I've come across it a number of times," the lawyer said. "It's fairly common and I think it's more common in the downtown core.”

Story from CTV here:
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/lawsuit-claims-brothel-operating-in-burnaby-condo-1.3754537

 

[jamasianman]

But if they are discreet, the client is only visible in the hallway for like 10 seconds when they go in and when they leave. So if a lady sees 3 clients a day, that's a guest being visible for only 90 seconds total for the whole day. If she can time it right and open the door as soon as he gets there, and makes it to so he's not standing in the hallway, there's no talking or knocking and neighbours won't hear a thing. Its not uncommon to have people visit,and think about how many people live in the building inviting a friend or craigslist buy or family visiting. People keep to their own business, unless you stick out.

The only way it would look conspicuous is if you did what that one girl did, she only did bng's, and she came out to the lobby to greet each client. I have no idea why, perhaps she wanted to vet them before the walk to her place but raises a red flag when you are seeing that many guys in a day and going out to the lobby that many times.

 

[johnsmit]

Well they need to pick the right building and suit location so their activities do not saw attention

I have known a number of girl who worked from their apt.

Of course if your clients or you are drunk or high in the halls you will bring too much attention .
And doing a number of late night call every day is sure to be noticed...

From the story it seems the owner was not even living there.

 

[rlock]

I also remember there was a PERB thread on this like a year ago. Someone reported that they got ambushed by some dude with a camera who was using it to film/harass them, and was generally making a scene.

But if they are discreet, the client is only visible in the hallway for like 10 seconds when they go in and when they leave. So if a lady sees 3 clients a day, that's a guest being visible for only 90 seconds total for the whole day. If she can time it right and open the door as soon as he gets there, and makes it to so he's not standing in the hallway, there's no talking or knocking and neighbours won't hear a thing. Its not uncommon to have people visit,and think about how many people live in the building inviting a friend or craigslist buy or family visiting. People keep to their own business, unless you stick out.

The only way it would look conspicuous is if you did what that one girl did, she only did bng's, and she came out to the lobby to greet each client. I have no idea why, perhaps she wanted to vet them before the walk to her place but raises a red flag when you are seeing that many guys in a day and going out to the lobby that many times.

As I recall, there was also a problem with the door buzzer in one instance, so to receive guests, rather than come down, the occupant had to drop the keys off the balcony so the guest could let themselves in.

 

[girth-brooks]

Just goes to show how discreet everyone needs to be. We often take it for granted. Come and go like no one knows you're there.

 

[DSP]

The neighbour also noticed similarities between furniture seen in an online listing for the condo and items seen in online advertisements for escort services in the Lougheed area.
"They were identical. It was the same bedspread, the same bed, the same artwork and so the court was satisfied…You could draw the inference that these young ladies were offering their services in this particular unit," Hamilton said.

Haha, I think more than I few of us remember this condo with its canopy bed. If I recall correctly, it's the one that was filming people too. I'll admit that I went there at least once after I knew about the cameras. To be fair, I didn't know the SP was gonna give that address.

 

[booblover]

what they to do is stop using junkie/crachhead hookers and instead rent it to legit high end escorts. Ladies who have a business sense to their work rather then the need to make money for their pimp or next needle...