Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE: August 12, 2025
CASE NO(S).: OLT-23-000305
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 26(1) of the Expropriations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.26, as amended
Claimant: Georgina Tamtakiridis and Danny Tamtakiridis
Respondent: City of Toronto
Description: Determination of compensation
Property Address: 10 Barbara Crescent
Municipality/UT: City of Toronto
OLT Case No.: OLT-23-000305
OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-23-000305
OLT Case Name: Georgina Tamtakiridis et al. v The Corporation of the City of Toronto
Heard: August 11, 2025 by video hearing
APPEARANCES:
Parties
Counsel
Georgina and Danny Tamtakiridis
L. Cummings C. Harris (in absentia)
City of Toronto
A. Uetrecht-Bain
MEMORANDUM OF ORAL DECISION DELIVERED BY S. BRAUN ON AUGUST 11, 2025 AND ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL
1Georgina and Danny Tamtakiridis (“Claimants”) own the property located at 10 Barbara Crescent. Pursuant to s. 26 of the Expropriations Act (“Act”), the Claimants sought compensation for injurious affection they allege was caused by the City of Toronto (“City”/”Respondent”) during repairs to the Coxwell Trunk Sewer from roughly 2008 to 2013.
2This matter was originally scheduled for a five-day hearing, beginning August 11, 2025. However, following Tribunal-led mediation, the Parties reached a settlement in principle with respect to the amount of compensation owing, with the only outstanding issue being the determination of costs pursuant to s. 32 of the Act. At their request, the Tribunal converted the first day of the hearing to this Case Management Conference (“CMC”) and released the balance of the hearing dates from the calendar.
3The Tribunal heard the Claimants provided draft Minutes of Settlement to the City for their review on June 23, 2025, and despite regular follow-up by email, the City had yet to provide any feedback. Counsel for the City explained that the delay in responding was due to vacation and hearing schedules. In an effort to keep the matter moving forward efficiently, the Parties agreed to a deadline of Thursday, September 11, 2025 for the execution of the Minutes of Settlement in relation to the claim for injurious affection.
4Although the Claimant requested the scheduling of a written hearing to determine the outstanding issue of costs payable, the Tribunal expressed concerns with the numerous dates that had previously been set aside for hearings and CMCs in these proceedings, which were all adjourned or cancelled with little notice, and declined to further encumber the calendar at this stage of the proceedings. Instead, the Tribunal encouraged the Parties to discuss the outstanding costs issue and directed them to exchange their positions on costs and documentation in support of those positions by an agreed upon deadline in order to work toward a resolution.
5The Parties agreed that 15 days following the payment of the settlement funds, as defined in the Minutes of Settlement, the Claimant will provide the Respondent with its position on costs along with supporting documents and the Respondent will then have 60 days to provide the Claimant with its position and supporting documentation.
6Following this exchange of information, should the Parties remain at odds on the outstanding costs issue, they may email the assigned Case Coordinator to request a date for a written hearing. Should a request for a hearing date be made, the Parties are directed to provide a draft procedural order which sets out, at a minimum, a deadline for the Claimant to serve and file a bill of costs, factum, supporting documentation; a deadline for the City to serve and file its response, and a deadline for the Claimant to serve and file any reply and supporting documentation.
ORDER
7The case management directives above are so ordered.
8There will be no further notice and the Member is not seized but may be available for additional case management should the Tribunal’s calendar permit.
“S. Braun”
S. Braun VICE-CHAIR
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