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Lien for Repairs - 433 Wellesley Street East
The Administration Committee recommends the adoption of the following report (June 7, 1999) from the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services:
Purpose:
To approve the total expenditure of $5,875.73 to be paid to Trio Roofing Systems Inc. and AAA Wildlife Control, for work undertaken to carry out repairs necessary to address Property Standards By-law deficiencies as cited in outstanding orders issued to the property owner, such costs to be applied, with interest, to the tax rolls and collected in the same manner as real property taxes.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
- Funding Source - Account Number 1000-31230-107731 (Urgent Hazard).
- There would be no financial implication in this matter as the costs associated with the repairs to the premises are added to the owner’s tax account.
Recommendation:
It is recommended that:
(1) the lowest quotations submitted by Trio Roofing Systems Inc. and AAA Wildlife Control at the total cost of $5,875.73 be accepted;
(2) the total amount expended by the City in making the required repairs plus an administration fee of 10 percent of such amount be added to the collector’s roll and collected in the same manner as real property taxes for the year in which the work is completed and until it is so added, shall bear an interest rate of 9 per cent per annum; and
(3) a one year period be permitted for the recovery of money expended.
Authority:
Subsection 6 of Section 6 of the City of Toronto Act, 1936, as amended.
Background:
433 Wellesley Street East is a vacant semi-detached house which shares a common attic space with 435 Wellesley Street East. Over a period of years, we have received numerous complaints regarding the condition of this building. Openings in the soffit as well as a flat roof that is not weathertight, missing eavestroughing, and missing siding represented the most serious defects. Access by squirrels and raccoons into the attic space through holes in the soffit has been of considerable concern to adjoining property owners at 435 Wellesley Street East.
After the issuance of numerous orders, and the owner’s failure to carry out the necessary repairs, the required repair work was tendered and the work was carried out by the approved City contractors, Trio Roofing Systems Inc. and AAA Wildlife Control.
Conclusion:
The work was undertaken during the weekend of May 15, 1999, and due to the urgency, without City Council’s authorization in advance, as the legislation requires. I am now reporting this matter in order to receive authorization to pay the contractor and apply the appropriate costs to the subject property taxes.
Contact Name and Telephone Number:
Murray R. Smith, Acting Assistant Manager, Inspections, South District
Telephone: (416) 392-0827.
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