They went to another lawyer and told the same lies. Got a letter from the Investigation and Enforcement Unit demanding we reconnect the electricity to the unit. If the tenant is responsible to pay the hydro bill and they don’t pay it the landlord is not withholding a vital service.
She filed an application that we withheld a vital service, illegally entered the rental unit and interfered with her lawful enjoyment. It was the tenant not paying the hydro bill that led to it being disconnected, not the landlord. She changed the locks 5 months ago without our consent and has never given us keys so how could we enter the unit illegally?
We can’t file through the Landlord and Tenant Board anymore because they are no longer in possession of the rental unit because of a fire caused by their negligence. Now it’s a Small Claims Court case. Effective January 1 2010 the amount you can sue for was raised to $25,000.00 from $10,000.00.
$25,000.00 won’t cover the arrears and replacing the mobile home. Not that it matters, you can’t garnishee a welfare or a disability cheque.
The Board hearing at the end of the week is a moot point. She can’t win. If you want a roof over your head you pay your rent/mortgage. If you want the light to come on when you turn on the switch you pay your hydro bill. If you want to be able to make and receive phone calls you pay your phone bill. It’s not rocket science.
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