Apartment available...

I took yet another day off to participate in the train wreck that is my mother's life. Today was the Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal hearing. Bottom line - instead of $9,100 in damages and an immediate eviction, my mom and sister can move out on Aug 15 and pay $1,347.25. Apparently this figure represents the cost of the doors which *must* be replaced in order to meet firecodes. Ya - right - like they're going to bother replacing them. Whatever.  It worked out ok overall - considering the potential for a $9,100 payout if the tribunal member - Babatunde Olokun- turned out to be hugely pro landlord (the duty counsel had only worked with him twice before, and didn't have a good read on him - but he lost all his cases last time he was up before him).

Moral of the story: Mom fucked up, she'll have to pay the consequences. It just sucks that we all get to pay the consequences too.  Especially my sister.

... Oh ya, Neil, our Duty Counsel, said that Lorelei Andrews (legal representative for Melchior Management) is a reasonable person and we should be able to negotiate with her. Sorry, but I don't find a damages claim for $9,100 and a sensationalized account of the events on an eviction application to be "reasonable". That said, we did negotiate. But after the agreement, she could not look at us. Interesting. I looked at her, though. It's hard not to look at a fat woman in a bright green shiny dress - even though you wish you could avert your eyes.