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Accused found guilty of arson for setting fire to his own truck for insurance fraud.
The accused was charged with multiple counts of arson and public mischief following a fire that destroyed his truck and damaged adjacent vehicles and a building.
The Crown's case relied on circumstantial evidence, including surveillance videos and the testimony of the accused's former fiancée.
The court found the accused guilty of arson seriously threatening another's property and arson for a fraudulent purpose, concluding he intentionally set fire to his own insured truck.
However, the accused was acquitted of the remaining arson charges because the Crown failed to prove the ownership of the other damaged vehicles.
Appeal allowed; Landlord and Tenant Board erred by refusing to hear tenant's harassment allegations.
The tenants appealed an order of the Landlord and Tenant Board terminating their tenancy after they were found ineligible for geared-to-income rent due to alleged misrepresentation of assets.
At the Board hearing, the tenants attempted to raise the issue of harassment by the landlord's property manager, but the Board refused to consider it because it was not raised two weeks prior to the hearing.
The Divisional Court allowed the appeal, finding that the Board erred in law because section 82 of the Residential Tenancies Act requires the Board to permit a tenant to raise any issue that could be the subject of a tenant application.
The Board's order was set aside.
