Dog in Breach of Rules Ends up Costing a Lot to Its Owner

I wrote about “Peaches”, an “overweight” dog who was permanently evicted from the condominium corporation because the occupants failed to prove that Ms. Labranche had a disability requiring her to have this specific dog.  The fact of the matter is that the dog exceeded the 25-pound weight restriction imposed by the condominium’s rules. Since then, the Court released its decision on costs. Unfortunately for Peaches and the owners, the story did not end well.

Indeed, the condominium corporation argued that it was successful on its application to obtain compliance and therefore was entitled to costs against the occupants on a full indemnity scale in the amount of $48,430, inclusive of HST and disbursements. As it is often the case in compliance matters, the condominium also argued that it would be unfair to the other innocent owners to have to bear any costs because of the occupants’ actions and omissions.