Toronto landlord forced to pay at least $8,500 to cover costs of 'annoying' tenant
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The landlord of a Toronto condo is being forced to pay at least $8,500 to cover the costs of his 'nuisance-causing' tenant, a recent tribunal hearing found.
The landlord of a Toronto condo is being forced to pay at least $8,500 to cover the costs of his “nuisance-causing” tenant, a recent tribunal hearing found.
On Feb. 10, the Condominium Authority Tribunal (CAT) found both the owner and the tenant of the Yonge Street and St. Clair Avenue condo equally responsible for the tenant’s “annoying” behavior.
In the documents, CAT Vice-Chair Michael Clifton decided the condo owner needs to pay $8,551.50 to cover legal costs, and both the owner and tenant to jointly and severally pay $18,239.60 to the corporation that manages the condo building.
“The remaining question to be determined is what amount should be paid by them,” Clifton added.
The CAT confirmed to CTV News Toronto this is the “highest costs order awarded by the Tribunal to date.”
According to the decision, the tenant moved into the building in July 2021, and began to cause “nuisances, annoyances, or disruptions for other residents and the condominium’s staff.”
The “annoying and disruptive conduct” included the tenant leaving food containers in the hallway for long periods of time, causing “foul smells and tripping hazards,” and “excessive noise,” the decision said.
