12/2/2020
Topic:
Parking charge dispute with Landlord
jimmy
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Hello Everyone,
Thank you in advance for reading and answering if you can.
I will brief my present dispute with the landlord with the timeline. It is an apartment building and I am a tenant for the last 3 years in North York.
(This is regarding the parking charge dispute with the landlord and I searched online with LTB but could not locate specific information. I tried to reach LTB over phone helpline but as of now they are not available on phone due to some unforeseen reason)
I was in need of underground parking for Feb and March 2019. (Two months)
They didn't allocate me parking due to nonavailability at that time and I managed on my own.
In April 2019 they charged me, 300 CAD, for parking charges from the month of March 2019 + last month's parking charge. (150 cad/month parking charge for underground parking)
I was not in need in April and they canceled my parking and return me charges. And they asked me to reapply if you need parking in the future.
In June 2019, I got a letter from the management office that please move your parking from the temporary space to the basement and they gave me a tag. Which I assumed that they sent by mistake. There was a renovation going on in the basement parking and everyone who had a parking spot in the basement was allotted temporary on-ground parking and
Since January 2020 I was using that tag with that parking spot.
During August 2020 they sent us forms to update the information to the landlord and I submitted all information to them including my parking spot no, insurance policy, etc.
Now they are asking me to pay 150 CAD per month from April 2019 till date and they increased my rent by 150 CAD from the current date. They threatened to drag me to court if will not pay that amount. (Approx 3000 Cad)
I never agreed to pay parking charges to them. And they issued me a parking tag. Do they have a right to charge me parking charges which I never agreed to.?
Also, they sent me a notice for a 3% rent increase to my rent (Which they considered as my rent + 150 Cad parking charges) from next year (March 2021) even if the government has frozen rent increase for next year due to Covid-19 situation.
Thanks once again
Regards
Vasav |