Sonia Light is a member at the Assessment Review Board with 23 decisions on record from 2015 to 2018. Key areas include property tax assessment, administrative law, other tribunals.

What tribunal does Sonia Light sit on?

Sonia Light sits on the Assessment Review Board.

What areas of law does Sonia Light decide?

Sonia Light's most common areas include Property Tax Assessment (23 decisions), Administrative Law (4 decisions), Other Tribunals (1 decisions). Sonia Light has handled 23 decisions across 3 areas.

How many decisions has Sonia Light made?

Sonia Light has 23 decisions on record from 2015 to 2018.

Who frequently appears before Sonia Light?

Representatives who frequently appear before Sonia Light include Karey Lunau, Calvin Ho, C. Stoeken.

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Sonia Light — Member

Property Tax Assessment

Administrative Law

Other Tribunals

Sonia Light

Member·Assessment Review Board·Since 2015

cases · 4 yrs · OARB

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Sonia Light

OARB0 cases2015–2018

OARBAssessment Review BoardAug 18, 2015

Commercial condominium assessments reduced to $449 per square foot based on comparable sales evidence.

The appellant appealed the 2013 and 2014 property assessments for eight commercial condominium units.

The appellant argued the assessments were too high and should be reduced to $400 per square foot, while MPAC argued the returned assessments should be confirmed.

The Assessment Review Board found the best evidence of current value was the sales of comparable properties across the street, determining the current value to be $449 per square foot.

The Board ordered the assessments reduced to $449 per square foot for the units with assessments exceeding this value, and confirmed the remaining assessments.

323 Richmond Street East Inc. v. Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, Region 09, 2015 CanLII 52624

Property assessment confirmed; recent $10M purchase price for redevelopment site supported the $9.67M assessed value.

The appellant appealed the 2013 and 2014 property tax assessments for a contiguous 5.16-acre parcel improved with multi-residential townhouse structures.

The properties were assessed at a combined current value of $9,676,000.

The appellant argued for a 50% reduction due to the dilapidated condition of the properties at the time of acquisition.

The Assessment Review Board dismissed the appeal and confirmed the assessments, finding that the appellant's recent purchase of the properties for $10,000,000 as a redevelopment site was the best indicator of current value.

The Board rejected the appellant's expert evidence for failing to account for this recent market sale.

Magnum Opus Developments v. Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, 2015 CanLII 52626

Sonia Light

OARB0 cases2015–2018

OARBAssessment Review BoardApr 8, 2015

Property assessment reduced to $935,000 to ensure equity with similar properties in the vicinity.

The appellants appealed the 2014 property assessment of their single-family dwelling, which MPAC assessed at $975,000.

While the Board accepted MPAC's current value assessment of $972,000 based on comparable sales, it found that an equity adjustment was required under section 44(3)(b) of the Assessment Act.

Relying on the appellants' evidence of comparable properties in the same neighbourhood, the Board reduced the assessment to $935,000 to make it equitable with similar lands in the vicinity.

The decision also applied to the deemed 2015 taxation year.

Simos v. Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, 2015 CanLII 18885

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for 1056626 Ontario Inc.

Peter MilliganCounsel
1 appearance

for 323 Richmond Street East Inc.

Laine GambetaAgent
1 appearance

for 500 Barmac Inc.

C. FrancisCounsel
1 appearance

for Carmen’s Auto Service Inc. and Michael Brookes

Michael BrookesAgent
1 appearance

for City of Cornwall

Michelle CicchinoCounsel
1 appearance

for City of Guelph

S. S. WorsfoldCounsel
1 appearance

for Disco Road Nominee Ltd.

C. RatnasinghamAgent
1 appearance

for Konrad Dietzel and Richard Dietzel

Nathan MarksAgent
1 appearance

for Linamar Corporation

J. WalkerCounsel
1 appearance

for Magnum Opus Developments

Benjamin BlufarbCounsel
1 appearance

for Manchester Court Land Holdings II ULC

Paul GrosmanAgent
1 appearance

for MPAC

Karey LunauCounsel
3 appearances
Calvin HoCounsel
3 appearances
C. StoekenAgent
2 appearances
F. X. SheaCounsel
2 appearances
Damian BernacikAgent
1 appearance
A. RankAgent
1 appearance
C. GryskiCounsel
1 appearance
Charlene KumarAgent
1 appearance
Chin-Wei LiAgent
1 appearance
Christian StoekenAgent
1 appearance
D. BernacikAgent
1 appearance
Donald MitchellCounsel
1 appearance
James TwistAgent
1 appearance
Jim RillingAgent
1 appearance
Matt IrwinAgent
1 appearance
Peter SvistunovsAgent
1 appearance
Sarah DavisAgent
1 appearance
Tania PapaikonomouAgent
1 appearance
W. ChingCounsel
1 appearance

for SREIT (LP3A) Ltd. c/o Morguard Corp.

A. AttardCounsel
1 appearance

for the Appellant

Chris RatnasinghamAgent
2 appearances
Christopher NicolSelf-represented
1 appearance
Don BennettAgent
1 appearance
Nick MewettAgent
1 appearance
Paul GrosmanAgent
1 appearance

for the Appellants

G. BrownAgent
2 appearances
Fabian Gerard TobinSelf-represented
1 appearance
Dimitrios James SimosSelf-represented
1 appearance
Roland John WillisSelf-represented
1 appearance
Sophia Kav SimosSelf-represented
1 appearance
Hong Sen Chang (Benny)Self-represented
1 appearance

for the City of Vaughan

Stephen LongoCounsel
1 appearance

for the Town of Ajax

Susan HewlettAgent
1 appearance

for the Town of Caledon

G. TudinoAgent
2 appearances
V. GowansAgent
2 appearances

for the Town of Milton

S. RadenicAgent
1 appearance

for Town of Whitby

John HartCounsel
1 appearance

for T-Star Corp. and Nick Scampoli

Richard MinsterCounsel
1 appearance

for Virox Properties Inc.

Chris RatnasinghamAgent
1 appearance

for Walmart Canada Corporation and Target Canada Corporation

Jeff CowanCounsel
1 appearance

Decisions

Years active

Tribunals

0.6

cases/mo

OARB23(100%)

Decision types

appeal

motion

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Sonia Light

323 Richmond Street East Inc. v. Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, Region 09, 2015 CanLII 52624

Donald Mitchell

Benjamin Blufarb

Sonia Light

Magnum Opus Developments v. Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, 2015 CanLII 52626

Sonia Light

Simos v. Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, 2015 CanLII 18885

for 1056626 Ontario Inc.

for 323 Richmond Street East Inc.

for 500 Barmac Inc.

for Carmen’s Auto Service Inc. and Michael Brookes

for City of Cornwall

for City of Guelph

for Disco Road Nominee Ltd.

for Konrad Dietzel and Richard Dietzel

for Linamar Corporation

for Magnum Opus Developments

for Manchester Court Land Holdings II ULC

for MPAC

for SREIT (LP3A) Ltd. c/o Morguard Corp.

for the Appellant

for the Appellants

for the City of Vaughan

for the Town of Ajax

for the Town of Caledon

for the Town of Milton

for Town of Whitby

for T-Star Corp. and Nick Scampoli

for Virox Properties Inc.

for Walmart Canada Corporation and Target Canada Corporation

Decision types