CONDOMINIUM AUTHORITY TRIBUNAL
DATE: April 22, 2025 CASE: 2025-00079R & 2025-00088R
Order under section 1.41 of the Condominium Act, 1998.
Member: Ian Darling, Chair
The Applicant: David Williams (Self-Represented)
The Respondent: Wentworth Standard Condominium Corporation No. 439
Submission Dates: February 25, 2025, to March 4, 2025
DISMISSAL ORDER
1This dismissal deals with two applications submitted to the Condominium Authority Tribunal (CAT). The Applicant submitted two related cases to the Tribunal. During the process of reviewing the applications, the Applicant informed the CAT that he completed the sale of his unit and is no longer the unit owner.
2After receiving notice that the Applicant was no longer an owner, the Tribunal proposed to dismiss this application under Rule 19.1 of the CAT’s Rules of Practice. The case is dismissed for the following reasons set out below.
3According to section 1.36 (2) of the Condominium Act, 1998, (the “Act”), “an owner may apply to the Tribunal for the resolution of a prescribed dispute.” The Applicant was an owner when they filed the application, but sold the unit before the application was approved.
4The case relates to a request for records. As per s. 55 (3) of the Act, owners, mortgagees and purchasers of condominium corporation’s units are entitled to examine or obtain copies of condominium records (not exempt by s. 55 (4) of the Act).
5As per s. 13.3 (1) (a) of Ontario Regulation 48/01 (“O. Reg. 48/01”), a regulation under the Act, the right to examine or obtain a copy of a record under s. 55 (3) of the Act does not apply unless “the request is solely related to that person’s interests as an owner”.
6As the Applicant is no longer the owner, they no longer have an interest as an owner related to the records requested.
7The Tribunal issued a Notice of Intent to Dismiss the applications. The Applicant did not respond to the Notice.
ORDER
8The Tribunal orders the applications dismissed.
Ian Darling
Chair, Condominium Authority Tribunal
Released on: April 22, 2025