Joseph Debono

A status Case Management Conference was held regarding the remaining appeals against the City of Toronto's comprehensive Zoning By-law No. 569-2013.

The City provided updates on settlement discussions concerning various issue-specific and site-specific appeals, including those related to propane storage, school boards, parking, cemeteries, and places of worship.

The Tribunal scheduled a further one-day CMC for December 3, 2025, and directed the City to provide a written status update and an updated tracking chart of remaining appeals by November 26, 2025.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a case management conference to receive status updates on multiple remaining appeals against the City of Toronto's comprehensive Zoning By-law No. 569-2013.

The Tribunal received updates on various site-specific and topic-specific appeals, noted several withdrawals and ongoing settlement discussions, and scheduled a further case management conference for May 2025.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued an amending decision pursuant to Rule 24.4 of its Rules of Practice and Procedure to correct a technical error in a decision issued on July 22, 2024.

The amendment clarified the upcoming hearing event information regarding a Case Management Conference and a Merit Hearing scheduled for November 2024.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding multiple appeals against the City of Toronto's comprehensive Zoning By-law No. 569-2013.

The City provided status updates on Phase 3, 4, and 7 appeals, as well as various topic-specific and site-specific appeals, noting several withdrawals and ongoing settlement discussions.

The Tribunal ordered a further Case Management Conference for November 2024 and scheduled a three-day merit hearing for a specific site appeal.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference to receive status updates on the remaining appeals to the City of Toronto's comprehensive Zoning By-law No. 569-2013.

The City provided updates on Phase 7 parking regulations appeals, topic-specific appeals including cemeteries, multi-tenant housing, places of worship, propane storage, and school boards, as well as several site-specific appeals.

The Tribunal scheduled a further Case Management Conference for May 7, 2024, to receive additional updates and address potential settlements or motions to dismiss inactive appeals.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued an amending decision to correct a technical or typographical error in its previous decision dated August 1, 2023.

Pursuant to Rule 24.4 of the Tribunal's Rules of Practice and Procedure, the Tribunal amended the appearances list without prior notice to the parties.

In all other respects, the original decision remains unchanged.

A Case Management Conference was held regarding multiple appeals to the City of Toronto's comprehensive Zoning By-law No. 569-2013.

The Tribunal received status updates on various phases and topic-specific appeals, including parking, cemeteries, multi-tenant housing, places of worship, propane storage, and school boards.

Several appeals were noted as withdrawn or resolved.

The Tribunal scheduled dates for the submission of motion materials and written hearings to resolve Phases 3 and 4, as well as Appeal No. 62.

A further Case Management Conference was scheduled for November 6, 2023.

The appellants appealed a Review Order of the Fire Marshal upholding an inspection order that required a fire safety plan and supervisory staff for alleged care occupancy suites in a condominium.

Following case conferences, the parties resolved the dispute on consent.

The Commission amended the Review Order to rescind the disputed items and confirmed compliance with the remaining item.

The appellant landlord appealed a Divisional Court decision upholding a Tribunal order that sections 105(1) and 108 of the Tenant Protection Act apply to the respondents' land lease homes.

The landlord argued that applying these sections to permanent structures would lead to an absurd result, as they could not be sold without assigning the land lease.

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, holding that the sections apply to land lease communities and confirm a tenant's proprietary right to sell their home.

However, the Court clarified that while a landlord cannot refuse consent to an assignment in principle when a home is sold, the landlord retains the right under section 17 to reasonably withhold consent to a specific assignee.

The appellant landlord appealed a decision of the Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal finding that the respondents' homes were 'land lease homes' in a 'land lease community' under the Tenant Protection Act, 1997.

The respondents had purchased their homes and entered into 99-year land leases.

The Divisional Court dismissed the appeal, holding that the respondents were 'owners' of their dwellings within the meaning of the Act, as the agreements shifted the primary obligations of ownership to them and explicitly stated the buildings remained their property during the lease term.

The court also confirmed that common use elements are not a prerequisite for a land lease community.

The tenants appealed a decision of the Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal granting an eviction order.

The Divisional Court dismissed the appeal, finding no error of law, misapprehension of evidence, or reasonable apprehension of bias.

The court also refused to admit fresh evidence, applying the Sengmueller test, and upheld the tribunal's exercise of discretion under section 84 of the Act.