Rosenbaum, an associate with Shibley Righton LLP , explains that prostitution operations running out of condos present a unique challenge to neighbours because of their legal status.
In the B. Instead, fellow condo owners turned to the courts after threats of fines under the condo bylaw were ignored by the unit owner suspected of renting space to prostitutes. And according to the CBC, they won a default judgment ordering their neighbour to put a halt to any prostitution-related activity.
Rosenbaum says many condo corporations prohibit commercial activity in their units, and that this can provide the basis for an action against an owner engaging in prostitution or related activity. In the absence of solid proof, he says neighbours can also take action based on safety or noise concerns, both of which bolstered the case of the B.
According to the CBC story, one neighbour managed to record the sound of an argument in the hallway, while numerous affidavits were filed by unit owners complaining of violent fights and screaming women. Another obtained pictures confirming the location of the business after passing themselves off as a potential customer seeking escort services. In the event he fails to abide by the ruling, the CBC story says his fellow condo owners plan to attempt to have him removed from the building.
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