No, I can't really shake 'em down. But I did manage to learn a thing or two about tenancy law in Ontario while I was away.
I know that I said I'd look at another LTB decision with this post, but something much more interesting has caught my attention. Or rather, someone.
That's 'professional tenant' James Regan. Regan apparently enjoys living rent-free in apartments in tony Toronto neighbourhoods. Who wouldn't?
And @trevorjdunn of CBC Toronto apparently enjoys naming and shaming Regan. Dunn has written at least four stories about the guy. He has ambushed Regan on camera. He has sat in on his LTB hearings. I wouldn't be surprised if Regan has daydreamed about sticking a potato in the exhaust pipe of Dunn's CBC van.
Few would dispute that Regan's actions merit attention. Regan appears to have acted in very bad faith. His apparent modus operandi:
1) not pay rent
2) wait for eviction notice
3) think up a way to contest the notice
4) appear at the LTB eviction notice hearing, make a complaint (e.g. faulty air conditioner)
5) ask that the LTB adjourn to investigate the complaint
6) appear at the next hearing
7) think up a way to have that hearing adjourned (e.g. phantom legal representative unable to appear)
8) if that fails, wait for an eviction order
9) apply for leave to appeal the order to a divisional court
10) wait for court to deny appeal
11) find a new apartment
12) see step 1
12a) wait for service of claim
12b) eventually settle with the previous landlord for less than he owed.
Okay, step 12b) is only my speculation. But why else would he bother with the rest of it? Sure, rent is theft, but no one expects the revolution this year.
Clearly the guy is an ass, an ass who has read the Residential Tenancies Act. He's probably read through all kinds of statutes and regulations, looking for ways to screw people. And his actions, with the help of CBC's Trevor Dunn, might have screwed Ontario tenants for years to come.
And how has he done that, you ask? You'll have to read my next post, won't you?
I know that I said I'd look at another LTB decision with this post, but something much more interesting has caught my attention. Or rather, someone.
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And @trevorjdunn of CBC Toronto apparently enjoys naming and shaming Regan. Dunn has written at least four stories about the guy. He has ambushed Regan on camera. He has sat in on his LTB hearings. I wouldn't be surprised if Regan has daydreamed about sticking a potato in the exhaust pipe of Dunn's CBC van.
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| Regan probably approves. Image © CBC News |
1) not pay rent
2) wait for eviction notice
3) think up a way to contest the notice
4) appear at the LTB eviction notice hearing, make a complaint (e.g. faulty air conditioner)
5) ask that the LTB adjourn to investigate the complaint
6) appear at the next hearing
7) think up a way to have that hearing adjourned (e.g. phantom legal representative unable to appear)
8) if that fails, wait for an eviction order
9) apply for leave to appeal the order to a divisional court
10) wait for court to deny appeal
11) find a new apartment
12) see step 1
12a) wait for service of claim
12b) eventually settle with the previous landlord for less than he owed.
Okay, step 12b) is only my speculation. But why else would he bother with the rest of it? Sure, rent is theft, but no one expects the revolution this year.
Clearly the guy is an ass, an ass who has read the Residential Tenancies Act. He's probably read through all kinds of statutes and regulations, looking for ways to screw people. And his actions, with the help of CBC's Trevor Dunn, might have screwed Ontario tenants for years to come.
And how has he done that, you ask? You'll have to read my next post, won't you?
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