Residents of a troubled apartment building in Langford have once again had to vacate the property due to safety concerns with the building.

On Monday afternoon, residents of RidgeView Place, formerly known as Danbrook One, were told to leave.

The notice came after the city received a report from a third-party engineering firm saying that it had “completed an initial visual inspection of the building and concluded that the structure is unsafe.”

The firm added that in the interest of public safety, it recommended that no one live in the building until a more detailed analysis could be completed.

“As a result, the city made the decision to revoke the occupancy permit and instructed Centurion [the building owner], to notify residents immediately,” said the city in a release Monday.

This is the second time that the city has revoked the occupancy permit for the building within four years.

Problems with the building in the 2700-block of Claude Road first came to light in December 2019, when the City of Langford took the unusual step of warning residents of the new build that their homes might be structurally unsafe.

The occupancy permit for the 90 unit building was revoked soon after.

The building was opened again to residents in April 2022 after upgrades to the building were made.

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