Landlord withdraws eviction threat against Parkdale tenant
(The Star Travel)

A Parkdale tenant, who was served with a stack of eviction notices, is breathing a sigh of relief after his landlord withdrew its request for an eviction hearing before the Landlord and Tenant Board.Blair Madeley received seven N5 notices of eviction alleging he had damaged his Jameson Ave. apartment and had failed to document properly the installation of a new fridge in his unit through a city program.N5s are notices that allow landlords to apply to the Landlord Tenant Board for an eviction hearing based on one of three criteria: property damage; interference with another’s enjoyment of the property and housing more people than regulations permit within the tenant’s unit.But when he showed up for his eviction hearing on Thursday morning, the landlord’s representative Howard Levenson requested the two sides meet with a mediator and they came to terms. “It’s a good win,� said Madeley, although it doesn’t guarantee his landlord won’t apply for another eviction hearing in the future. As part of the agreement not to proceed with an eviction hearing, Madeley said he will sign a document stating that the newer fridge is the landlord’s property and would remain with the apartment — something he said he understood he had already done. The landlord also agreed to allow Madeley to maintain a remote locking device and camera he has installed on his apartment door. He said he has not changed the lock from the original and the remote device does not prevent the landlord from using his key to enter the unit. The 31-year-old bouncer and University of Toronto student received five of the seven notices between May and October. The allegations that he damaged his $1,200-a-month, one-bedroom apartment ranged from stating he mounted cameras on the balcony and put stickers on his door to alleging that he intimidated his landlord and failed to break up cardboard boxes properly for recycling.In Toronto’s low-vacancy, hi ...