Lanlord sues tenant

Year Published:  1990
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX4086

Abstract: 
A Toronto landlord has launched a $1.5 million lawsuit against tenants who organized a protest about conditions in their building. Goldwin Properties Ltd. has filed a statement of claim alleging that tenant and co-operative housing representatives conspired to "interfere with the plaintiff's economic relations... and to coerce a sale of the apartment building for an unreasonably low price." Goldwin claims that the people named in the suit "inflamed the tenants and created an atmosphere of hostility" with the goal of placing Goldwin under duress so it would sell the building at a depressed price. Goldwin also complained that the tenant leaders had "orchestrated an extensive media campaign to damage the name and reputation of the plaintiff with respect to the state of repair of the building and the management of the building" thereby eroding the market value of the building. According to Michael Melling, president of the Federation of Metro Tenants' Associations, one the people named in the action, "basically what we are being accused of is trying to help the tenants organize and secure their rights under law. The rest of the accusations are baseless."

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