The couple, who identifies as mixed-race, told the board they only discovered their home was a designated heritage property last year, when they began looking into modifying the house's steep stairway from the sidewalk.
Alright. Not sure why you have to point out mixed race, but it seems reasonable as the stairs could be a bit dangerous.
The couple applied to the board in January to have that designation repealed on the grounds that it was approved by the city in haste in 2018. They say a closer look would have revealed its original owner held views that should have excluded it from preservation. The city doesn't currently have a policy that would bar buildings owned by such individuals from gaining heritage status.
A hasty approval is a bit odd. Why was it done that way? Also, crying "rayciss" seems to be a stupid way to go about it unless you want to establish a "das rayciss, so gibs" precedent.
As for whether the couple is looking to renovate or demolish the house, Earle told CBC Toronto they're not looking to have the designation removed "as a tactic." "I have no plans of developing this house or changing this house," she told CBC Toronto.
The stairs are part of the house. Wanting to modify the stairs is wanting to change the house. Why lie about something like that?
obviously a grift but honestly, understandable. Heritage laws are a huge pain in the ass, and if you don't know that part/all of your house is heritage listed, than you get absolutely ass rammed.
Heritage laws are stupid but if you're wealthy enough to plop $5 million freaking dollars on a house, you're wealthy enough to buy a house that isn't a heritage property.
These people just don't want to admit they're such dipshits that they didn't pay attention when they signed all the paperwork.
Granted I'm not a lawyer let alone a Canadian one, but I would assume delisting heritage status of a property is an even bigger pain in the ass and it won't happen just because the original owner was a meany-pants. Especially if the original owner was a meany-pants because it would set a case for any heritage property to get delisted that way.
Either they're idiots that got roped into buying something cheaper in an even more expensive neighborhood and thought they lucked out. (Like people that wave inspection for discounts)
Or they knew exactly what they were doing and were planning on fighting it from the start.
Women lie as naturally as they breathe. In her mind she has already modified the stairs and thereby she no longer has any plans to do so from there (also untrue, but she feels like its true right now).
Alright. Not sure why you have to point out mixed race, but it seems reasonable as the stairs could be a bit dangerous.
A hasty approval is a bit odd. Why was it done that way? Also, crying "rayciss" seems to be a stupid way to go about it unless you want to establish a "das rayciss, so gibs" precedent.
The stairs are part of the house. Wanting to modify the stairs is wanting to change the house. Why lie about something like that?
obviously a grift but honestly, understandable. Heritage laws are a huge pain in the ass, and if you don't know that part/all of your house is heritage listed, than you get absolutely ass rammed.
Heritage laws are stupid but if you're wealthy enough to plop $5 million freaking dollars on a house, you're wealthy enough to buy a house that isn't a heritage property.
These people just don't want to admit they're such dipshits that they didn't pay attention when they signed all the paperwork.
Granted I'm not a lawyer let alone a Canadian one, but I would assume delisting heritage status of a property is an even bigger pain in the ass and it won't happen just because the original owner was a meany-pants. Especially if the original owner was a meany-pants because it would set a case for any heritage property to get delisted that way.
Either they're idiots that got roped into buying something cheaper in an even more expensive neighborhood and thought they lucked out. (Like people that wave inspection for discounts)
Or they knew exactly what they were doing and were planning on fighting it from the start.
Women lie as naturally as they breathe. In her mind she has already modified the stairs and thereby she no longer has any plans to do so from there (also untrue, but she feels like its true right now).