Real Jerk heads to court

condo develpment

Does Toronto really need more Condos? Hell no!

That headline could be used every time a lawyer enters a courtroom

Wishing best to the staff and owners, recall many of them from the old 'Bamboo' days.

It's a shame. Toronto just keeps losing character. You'll see another condo in about a year.

why are they being evicted....

Nothing was stated in this article about WHY these people are being evicted from their restaurant..It would be nice is everything was put in the article..Is the building being torn down..Is the restaurant dirty, No one has stated What or Why..After 20 years there has to be a very good reason..Your would think

That's the problem with leasing., You fix the Place and when the lease comes up for renewal, The New rent matches the Value you've put into the place, And you are stuck with; "you can leave or pay more". It's a dog eat dod world, where fairness DOES NOT COUNT For Anything by the Greedy, Just the bottom line. Hope they add a few words to the sign before leaving; like "My Landlord is" What goes around comes around, we will hear about the landlord in the future.

And a merry xmas to you too! As if T.O. needs more condos when 80 cranes can be seen towering over the city!

. It's unfair and not neighbourly.

life's like that

I've been to The Real Jerk and it was a nice place. I would be sad to see it go. It's a Landmark!

In all fairness, give them time to find a new location. After all these years of paying rent you would think it would count for something. Shame on the landlords.

Good..fight the good fight. We have enough condos in this city. Why dont they put these crappy condos in spaces that arent already occupied? There is a ton of empty space in Toronto. This tear down everything madness has got to end.

I love that place Toronto does not need another Condo and more ugly bulletin boards on its roof.

Read your lease. Does it say that the landlord is required to give longer notice... if not, tough luck. Read contracts before signing them. Caveat emptor.

they are being "evicted" because they dont have a lease and the landlord gave them the required notice to vacate. and they havent.. they believe that they are above the law... is that because they are "nice"?

I feel for this couple and have been reading the goings on with the eviction. It's a new owner of the Building and he wants them out, plain and simple.....but wait, there's more. Ed & Lily didn't have a lease with the old owner, they wouldn't sign one because they thought "we've been here for ever, my sign a lease"? If they had it would have been a different story, I feel for them but sometimes we're the masters of our own destiny. Hope it works out in the end, but the new owner spend a pile of cash and he can do what he wants with his building if there are no legal (leases in place) requirements saying otherwise.

What have they been doing the last 40 days???

Pay your bills and you will have all the time you need to find another place. Just like any other small business owner, when the time comes to close...you do it. Why is this even in the news?

"It's unfair and not neighbourly." It's business. What are the terms of the lease? That is all that matters in the world of business, Natalie.