Board Spends Thousands to Silence Resident Calls for Accountability

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The recent decision of the Courts truly demonstrated a lack of understanding of the Statement of Claim by Dennis Tofin and as a result, the issues remain unaddressed by the Corporation. The claim was for:

  • Duplicate charges for carpeting in hallway
  • Failed water shut off repair
  • Repair or replace security monitor
  • Maintenance and repair of balcony
  • Request to install humidifier
  • Failure to address leakage onto vehicle (loss of stall rental)

TOTAL CLAIM  $12,102/ AMOUNT SPENT TO DEFEND CLAIM $48,067!

Yes, rather than negotiate address to the failure of the BOARD to conduct the above maintenance and repair issues (which could have been settled for approximately $5000), the BOARD chose to carelessly spend $48,067 using MCCLOCKLIN’S OWN LAWYER with open ended fees, to defend a claim of a relatively minimal amount of $12,102 even though the repair and maintenance stated in the claim must be completed at some point in the near future anyway! Residents must ask, WAS THEIR BOARD ACTING RESPONSIBLY IN THIS MATTER AFTER REJECTING NEGOTIATION OF SETTLEMENT AND SPENDING UNNECCESSARY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS? 

Any responsible person would realize that any decision to waste unit owner funds ($48,067) in such a manner, clearly demonstrates an irresponsible and incompetent Board. Only fools, or those with ulterior motives, would support the waste of “other peoples” money in such a manner. Clearly, the Board has a vendetta upon those who dare question their irresponsible conduct.

It is clear tIhat the Board strongly objects to any question of their irresponsible conduct and will spend thousands of dollars of unit owner money in an attempt to silence the voice of unit owners who seek accountability from the Board.

If this were a private business Corporation, with the same unrelenting demand for cash but without the convenient resource of cash taken at will from silent and most vulnerable residents, this Corporation would be in bankruptcy.

I have been in business for 45 years and have successfully owned and self managed more than 20 investment properties. Never have I witnessed such irresponsible and illicit conduct in the management of a property.

Residents who may support such irresponsible conduct, simply fail to demonstrate any qualification to provide any qualified assessment of this dire situation and simply find it easier to close their eyes, cover their ears and write cheques upon demand of them.

Dennis M. Tofin