BREAKING: The Court has spoken. And no, it wasnât terribly amused.
In the latest installment of Board to Death: Legal Edition, the Board that cannot be named launched a valiant but ill-fated attempt to overturn a Tribunal ruling that had the audacity to notice theyâd been behaving like the security team at a mid-tier Eastern Bloc airport.
The Condominium Authority Tribunal had ruled – rather sensibly -that harassing disabled residents, demanding enough medical documentation to satisfy a Victorian asylum board, and surveilling people with all the subtlety of a neighbourhood spy ring, was, in fact, not okay.
But instead of taking the L with grace, the Board clutched their pearls and called for reinforcements. Cue the lawyers. And the invoices.
đ§ Strategy: Dubious. Confidence: Olympian.
Their argument? Something along the lines of:
âWe werenât discriminating – we were simply being proactively obstructionist. And if thatâs illegal, well… isnât everything these days?â
The Courtâs reply was more or less: “Do sit down.”
The Divisional Court found the Tribunal had handled the case perfectly well, applied the law correctly, and showed considerably more patience than most of us would have managed. The Boardâs appeal was dismissed with all the ceremony of a soggy tea biscuit.
đś Two Dogs. No Clue.
Let us briefly recap the saga:
- A second service dog appeared. Panic ensued.
- Allegations of barking. No proof, but plenty of gossip.
- Years of foot-dragging, hoop-jumping, and just enough passive aggression to power a small nation.
When the Tribunal said, essentially: âYouâre being ridiculous. Pay damages and move on,â the Board did the only logical thing – set fire to more money, 90,000 dollars, to be precise.
They lost. Again.
𧞠Running the Legal Tab Like Itâs a Pub Crawl
The final bill?
- Damages still payable.
- Costs award from the Divisional Court.
- Plus, letâs not forget: thousands already spent fighting a decision they couldâve resolved with basic human decency and a printer.
Owners, you may wish to hold a vigil for your bank account. Itâs been through a lot.
đ The Board that Cannot be Named: âWeâre Not Wrong, Just Misunderstoodâ
In the great tradition of unaccountable power structures everywhere, the Board has now:
- Harassed disabled residents.
- Rejected reality and substituted a legal fantasy.
- Lost at the Tribunal.
- Lost again on appeal.
- And alienated a good portion of the ownership – all to fight a dog.
Yes, a dog.
đ§ââď¸ Epilogue: Glinda Strikes Back
As for the residents? Glinda, continues to peel back the Boardâs curtain of nonsense with the skill of a Shakespearean heroine and the patience of a saint with Wi-Fi.
The sequel practically writes itself:
âBlenvale v. Common Sense: Part III â The Reckoning.â
Coming soon to a courtroom (or AGM) near you.
Disclaimer: This post is satire and opinion. Read full disclaimer.
