Carleton Condominium Corporation No. 555 v. Lagac̩e Ontario Superior Court of Justice

In a case involving a “problem tenant”, the condominium corporation can recover costs from the owner/landlord provided the condominium corporation gives the owner reasonable notice of the complaints against the tenant, in order to afford the owner a reasonable opportunity to attempt to resolve the problems (for example, by arranging for  termination of the tenancy).

[Editorial Note: It seems to me that the nature of the required notice to the owner will depend upon the circumstances of each case – the idea being that the owner should receive notice as “reasonably appropriate” in all of the circumstances.]

In this case, the Court ordered that the owner pay about one-half of the corporation’s total costs.