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Re: Repairs needed but behind in rent by one month

Posted by Darren on 10/21/2008, 3:16 pm, in reply to "Re: Repairs needed but behind in rent by one month"

we were at the tirbunal today on the 21 and we did not have a lawyer but we spoke to duty councel and about the pictures we can file a t1 or a t2 not sure which one it is. She said that its hurting our enjoyment of our home. About the tribunal we lost our case about our maintance issue. I was wondering if there was anybody that knew a lawyer that helps tenants we called a bunch of people and they said that we only help LL. --Previous Message-- : Darren, : : I wanted to respond to your question about : the LL taking pictures of your personal : things. : : This is an invasion of your privacy and : those pictures used to harass you. Unless : your apartment is being offered for rent, : there is no reason for taking pictures. : Dishes in the sink do not constitute any : reason for your landlord to evict you, nor : does the kitty litter box. : : Are you being represented at the Tribunal? : I would bring this up in that situation - : with duty counsel or your paralegal/lawyer. : : : I once had a landlord who claimed that such : innoccuous issues as dishes in the sink and : my kids' toys on the floor were cause for : eviction. This was nothing less than : personal harassment and I told him that : should he try, I would include some of the : names he called me in a human rights : complaint. : : What was he doing in your unit in the first : place? : --Previous Message-- : my neighbour knows that she has to catch up : and she is doing so right now she has paid : some of it in the agreement that they have. : A question for myself can a landlord take : pictures of personal stuff he took a picture : of my 13 year old daughters stuff and then : he took pictures of most of our stuff and my : wife ask him why is he taking pictures of : this and he said it's my building I can do : what I want. the LL then took a picture of : our sink that had a few dishes in it and I : just don't understand why is he doing this. : Oh yes he took a picture of our litter box : for the cat. any advice on this or is the LL : just being a pain in the you know what.. : : --Previous Message-- : Rent arrears and persistent lateness are the : top causes of eviction in Ontario. : : The RTA has two sections that protect : tenants when organizing a tenant association : and when participating in a tenant : association. : : There is always the T2 application (no cost : to the tenant to file) at the LTB if the : landlord harasses the tenant. : : Bottom line is to get the rent paid up. But : even if you don't have the rent paid up that : doesn't give the landlord he right not to do : repairs or keep the maintenance up. : : The landlord won't be able to bring up the : rent owing at your hearing unless he files a : cross application for rent arrears to be : heard on the same hearing date. : : One of the differences between the TPA and : the RTA is that under the RTA you can now : bring up the lack of maintenance and repairs : in eviction hearings. If the lack of : maintenance is considered a "serious : breach" then proceedings can be halted : (or dismissed) until repairs are done. But : don't rely on this part of the legislation : as it's not adjudicated in an equitable : manner at the board. : : --Previous Message-- : hi all I need some advice, our neighbour is : behind in rent by one month, she has fallen : on hard times, she would like to support us : for our issue with the landlord about many : repairs that need to be done with the : building. She is afraid that if she helps us : there will be repercussions against her by : trying to evict her for being behind by one : month. Our apartments are bad our ceiling : fell down in june and has not been fixed our : faucet is broken in both apartments Black : mold in both apartments and the public : health has been called.. 1 inch crack wide : and it runs from floor to ceiling so the : crack is 8' tall and he said it was cosmetic : and will not fix it. We have a date for : court on oct21/08 and I hope that this issue : will be fixed. Any advice for my neighbour : on the subject.. : : : : : : :

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Message Thread: Repairs needed but behind in rent by one month - Darren 10/2/2008, 11:12 pm Re: Repairs needed but behind in rent by one month - KMILBURN 10/15/2008, 9:26 am Re: Repairs needed but behind in rent by one month - Darren 10/19/2008, 10:23 am Re: Repairs needed but behind in rent by one month - Pat 10/20/2008, 1:50 pm Re: Repairs needed but behind in rent by one month - Darren 10/21/2008, 3:16 pm LL taking pictures - Darren 10/22/2008, 10:49 am Re: LL taking pictures - KMILBURN 10/25/2008, 1:07 am « Back to thread

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