Facts: The Chens, owners of a property in Langley, BC, contested the Township's expropriation compensation, claiming it undervalued their land expected to be removed from the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR).
Issue: Whether the Chens had a reasonable expectation of excluding their property from the ALR and its fair market value at the expropriation date.
Court's Ruling: The court ruled that the Chens did not have a reasonable expectation for ALR exclusion in 2017 and determined the fair market value of the property as of the expropriation date was $10,500,000.
Damages/Costs: The court's valuation increased the compensation owed to the Chens, but less than their claim of $20,000,000 to $26,550,000.
