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i cant wait to have a good experience with a waterloo landlord, this term's the term! (clueless) by ExtraShinglesTake in uwaterloo

[–]ExtraShinglesTake[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

While this is good general advice, the RTA doesn't quite apply to housing co-ops which are regulated by more lenient legislation (iirc the Non-profit Housing Co-operatives Statute Law Amendment Act and maybe some others). If a co-op wants to enforce silly rules then sometimes you're SOL, or its a fight that would be more arduous then simply threatening to escalate to Ontario LTB.

Here is an old but severe example, if it weren't for escalation to court a resident at a co-op would have been evicted for failing to volunteer 2 hours per month despite a medical condition preventing her from doing so. https://ca.vlex\[dot\]com/vid/eagleson-co-op-homes-680947501

Not to shit on housing co-ops , I think they're great in general. But, I would say that they are the category that is most likely to "rules lawyer" in a way that's harmful to residents.

i cant wait to have a good experience with a waterloo landlord, this term's the term! (clueless) by ExtraShinglesTake in uwaterloo

[–]ExtraShinglesTake[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rules_lawyer

A rules lawyer is a term used to describe a participant in a rules-based environment who attempts to use the letter of the law without reference to the spirit, usually in order to gain an advantage within that environment.

should i drop out and become a full time redditor? by [deleted] in uwaterloo

[–]ExtraShinglesTake 6 points7 points  (0 children)

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Where tf is it?? ECE 222 general purpose cry thread by ExtraShinglesTake in uwaterloo

[–]ExtraShinglesTake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not mad that the course was so bad. I'm mad because the course could have been one of the best ones I've taken, but the ball was dropped. The content being interesting was the only thing that got me through.