A non-profit housing co-operative applied for an order terminating a member’s occupancy rights due to substantial and persistent arrears in housing charges.
The member had accumulated arrears exceeding $24,000 and had entered into multiple repayment agreements over several years without successfully resolving the debt.
The court reviewed the board’s decision under the reasonableness standard applicable to decisions of democratically governed housing co-operatives under the Co-operative Corporations Act.
The court found the eviction decision reasonable and the process fair, noting repeated efforts by the board to accommodate the member.
No exceptional circumstances justified exercising the court’s equitable jurisdiction to refuse eviction.
