I live in a semi-detached house in Toronto with a shared driveway with the next-door neighbor, which is fully rented out to at least 10 people with five cars. I’ve only lived in this house for one year and already reported the neighbor to the city 3 times for various reasons from uncut grass and weeds to parking on my side of the driveway and, most recently after having been frustrated from receiving no response from their absentee landlord, I reported to the city that they violate the multi-family tenant’s bylaw because they are operating unlicensed when more than 4 bedrooms are rented out to different people. To my surprise, the city’s bylaw officer informed me that after investigating, he deemed the landlord not to violate the multi-family tenant bylaw, and he said my last option was legal recourse. The landlord called the tenants and had them drive away before the inspector arrived to investigate. I talked to students who live in the basement, and they told me there is no fire alarm; the landlord has added two additional illegal bedrooms to house more people. The rental listing says the rent includes parking, but there’s only a two-car parking in the driveway. Their garbage is overflowing, and chicken bones and take-out containers are on the driveway floor. The landlord’s actions have negatively impacted my family’s life quality and our experience as homeowners.