CONDOMINIUM AUTHORITY TRIBUNAL
Order under Rule 19.1 of the Condominium Authority Tribunal’s Rules of Practice
Member: Nicole Aylwin, Vice-Chair
The Applicant, Asim Fehmi Self-Represented
The Respondent, Peel Standard Condominium Corporation No. 1003
Submission Dates: May 14, 2026 to May 21, 2026
DISMISSAL ORDER
1The Applicant submitted an application to the Condominium Authority Tribunal (the “Tribunal") on April 14, 2026, under the Tribunal’s nuisance jurisdiction. On May 14, 2026, the Tribunal issued a Notice of Intent to Dismiss (the “Notice”).
2In the Notice, the Tribunal proposed to dismiss this application under Rule 19.1 of the CAT’s Rules of Practice because it appeared that the dispute was not within the Tribunal’s jurisdiction.
3The Tribunal’s jurisdiction is set out in Ontario Regulation 179/17 (“O. Reg 179/17”) of the Condominium Act, 1998 (the “Act”). The Tribunal can only hear disputes that fall under its jurisdiction.
4The dispute appeared to be about whether the corporation had the authority to install a water meter in the Applicant’s commercial unit and whether it was authorized to charge him back for costs related to the water meter; it appeared to be about maintenance and repair issues and the chargebacks associated with those issues. The Tribunal does not have jurisdiction to hear disputes over repair and maintenance and/or chargebacks related to such issues.
5In responding to the Notice, the Applicant argued this was not only a repair and maintenance issue but also an issue of nuisance and harassment. According to the Applicant the board installed the water meter without his consent or proper authority, failed to be transparent about how it made the decision to proceed with the installation and was inappropriately charging him back for the water charges based on the meter readings. He submitted that these actions amounted to harassment by the corporation and management.
6Subsection 1 (1) (d) (iii.2) of O. Reg. 179/17 allows the Tribunal to hear disputes about “provisions that prohibit, restrict or otherwise govern any other nuisance, annoyance or disruption to an individual in a unit, the common elements or the assets, if any, of the corporation.” In some cases, the Tribunal has determined it may hear disputes over conduct characterized as harassing if there is a rule governing such conduct that falls under s. 1 (1) (d) (iii.2) of O. Reg. 179/17.
7The Applicant has not identified any such provision. While the Applicant may feel harassed and that the actions of the board have been a nuisance, in substance, this dispute is about whether the board had the authority to install a water meter in the Applicant’s unit and charge him back the costs related to water consumption. These are not issues within the Tribunal’s jurisdiction.
8Accordingly, under Rule 19.1 (c) of the Tribunal's Rules of Practice I order that this case be dismissed as the Tribunal has no authority to hear or decide this dispute.
9Finally, I note that in the problem description provided by the Applicant he indicates he has not received records that he requested from the corporation that relate to this dispute. While this application was filed as a nuisance application and is dismissed for the reasons above, if the Applicant does have a dispute with the corporation over records he requested, he may be entitled to file a record application with the Tribunal.
ORDER
10The Tribunal orders that this case is dismissed.
Nicole Aylwin
Vice-Chair, Condominium Authority Tribunal
Released on: June 19, 2026