An Ottawa couple is facing eviction from their home after neighbours complained their son, who has autism, makes too much noise running around in their condo.
Eight-year-old Logan From uses his trampoline for behaviour therapy. But his parents, John From and Kerri Oastler, say the noise stops when Logan goes to bed at 9 p.m.
"I'm not angry anymore, I'm just sad about the whole situation, and I just found it was really mean,鈥� From told CTV news.
From鈥檚 building management company, City View Property, said the noise emanating from the apartment interferes with 鈥渞easonable enjoyment of the residential complex,鈥� and his family now has seven days to control the noise, or they鈥檒l be served with an eviction notice.
鈥淧retty much to correct the noise, we would have to get rid of Logan,鈥� From said.
The management company, however, is going through with the warning because 鈥渄etails of the disability had not been disclosed to the landlord.鈥�
But From said he had made it clear that Logan has autism and is a 鈥渂ouncy kid鈥� who鈥檚 going to 鈥済enerate a little bit more noise.鈥�
He is now considering filing a complaint with the Human Rights Commission.
Ontario tenants and landlords have rights and responsibilities under the Human Rights Code. Under the code, 鈥淧eople cannot be refused an apartment, bothered by a landlord or other tenants, or otherwise treated unfairly because of their disability,鈥� according to the OHRC website.
Autism Ontario Executive Director Margaret Spoelstra said she felt 鈥渋mmediately saddened鈥� by the dispute.
鈥淲e have seen this story many times before, for families raising children with autism,鈥� Spoelstra said.
From and his family will have to leave within the next two weeks if the property owner decides to go through with the eviction notice.
鈥淲e just want him to have a safe happy environment, and he deserves that. We don鈥檛 want to put anyone else out -- that鈥檚 not reasonable. We鈥檙e not unreasonable,鈥� Oastler said.
With a report by CTV鈥檚 Katie Simpson in Ottawa
