Police were again overseeing cleanup at 313 Manor Rd., the home of hoarder Dennis Cibulka. Mr. Cibulka has been taken to “sustainable housing” while the work is done, presumably to return to the place he has owned since it was left to him by his late mother. The outcome of negotiations around an agreement to sell the property remains unclear. 313 Manor a lawyers battle as Dennis camps in backyard
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313 Manor a lawyers battle as Dennis camps in backyard
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Dennis Cibulka
The City of Toronto’s plan to seize 313 Manor Road for some $83,000 in back taxes has been thwarted by a lawyer who arrived just minutes before the foreclosure was to occur and paid the full amount. As told by Cynthia Mulligan of City News, the lawyer had a deal with Dennis the outdoor hoarder who lives on the porch or in the backyard because he is locked out by the City, to be repaid the full amount in six months or sell the home at his discretion. He wasn’t paid on time and the home was listed last Friday. Many in the neighborhood were incensed that Dennis was being taken advantage of. From somewhere, another lawyer working pro bono, has appeared. What he is saying is not clear from the City News story but there is said to be as many as seven offers on the semi, one for $976,000. In the City News story Dennis says he will not accept any of the offers because “then you’re homeless. Who wants to be homeless.” Just how much control he has over the sale is vague however, impacted by the actions of the second lawyer working pro bono. And by the way, in this notable matter of the public interest, who are the lawyers? The listing, issued by Re/Max Hallmark Corbo and Kelos Group, states the property is in need of a total renovation and is being sold on an “as is” and “where is” basis. It states there is “no access” to the property. City seeks taxes on Manor Rd. home by power of sale
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Wednesday was clean up day at 313 Manor Road
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This was the day designated for city health and standards employees to begin cleaning out the contents of the boarded up home at 313 Manor Rd. The authority to enter was granted by a judge following a period of time set for the owner to clean up the home on his own. The premises is owned by Dennis Cibulka. Mr Cibulka has been living on his crowded front porch since he was evicted for health and safety reasons. In a letter today Josh Matlow (Ward 22) indicated that Mr. Cibulka has been assisted by and is working with a public health nurse in hope of rationalizing his situation and gaining him “treatment” he is said to need. Mr. Matlow said that if in due course Mr. Cibulka is not allowed to live at 313, the councillor will do what he can to find the man suitable accommodation. Previous post.
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City seeks taxes on Manor Road home by power of sale
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Dennis Cibulka, owner of the semi-detached home at 313 Manor Road, seems to be coming to the end of the line in his attempt to stay in the home which has been the focus of fire, health and general nuisance concerns by the City and neighbors. Mr. Cibulka keeps things and over the years it has been necessary for municipal officials to clean out the home to make it habitable for Mr.Cibulka and safe for neighbors. One such event occurred in November 2013. Now the home is listed in a power of sale advertisement as having unpaid taxes of $71,854.24. If this amount remains unpaid, Mr. Cibulka will certainly lose the home, which was his mother’s previously, and which he has seemed determined to remain in. The back taxes issue runs against neighborhood assumptions that Mr. Cibulka is quite able to pay such costs, but these beliefs are far from confirmed. Previous stories
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Facebook debate rages over Manor Rd. hoarder
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A lively community discussion has erupted on Facebook about the way in which the local member, Josh Matlow (Ward 22) and others have tweeted news on the case of Dennis Cibulka, 313 Manor Rd. Many people feel that “confidentiality” has somehow been breached. This is a common and humanitarian response to the distress felt by those who are caught up in public events. In the end, however, the story of 313 Manor Rd occurred out in the open and impacted many people. It is properly public and the dissemination of information is necessary for the common good. Keep in mind that it was the homeowner who resisted the city’s efforts to resolve the health and safety hazard in a less open and prolonged fashion. The case went to court, where public scrutiny is essential, so that the health department might enter. It will be argued that it is not possible to have a half open society. There is a thing called privacy, but there is an onus on the individual to see that his privacy is protected. Going to court in the face of common sense about public health is not helpful in ensuring privacy. We do not know if Mr. Cibulka resents the news coverage in any case. He has been interviewed by the media. He clearly felt strongly about his position and had, it is said, good counsel. See and participate in the debate
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Residents concerned for evicted Manor Rd. man
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Neighbors on Manor Rd. express the kindest concern for their evicted fellow resident Dennis Cibulka. “He’s a very nice man. I worry about him a lot,” said a woman who lives on the opposite side of Manor. Mr. Cibulka is living outdoors after his home was boarded up by the health department. He spends his nights, it is said, behind the piles of boxes stacked up on his front porch. The experience of watching someone who is of sound mind endure Mr. Cibulka’s self-imposed hardship is perplexing. “I honestly don’t know how he does it,” said another neighbor. “I believe he has a very good lawyer.” Mr. Cibulka inherited the modest semi-detached home at 313 Manor from his mother in 2004. He is said to have more than sufficient means to live other than he does. His occupation is the care of his many pet cats. He is, neighbors say, a man perhaps in his 50s who loves to store things. Such people are often reclusive.(Previous post).
Collyer brothers
The most famous hoarders were the Collyer Brothers, two New York City men who were finally found dead in their midtown brownstone home in 1947. It was determined that one of the brothers, Homer, had starved after his brother, Langley, had been fatally injured while bringing him food as he crawled through a tunnel of junk. The home was filled with booby-traps to catch intruders but in this case Langley apparently tripped a wire that sent a heavy suitcase as well as bundles of newspapers down onto him.
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| New York brownstone owned by the Collyer brothers |
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Manor Rd. man living outside as winter nears
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A Manor Rd. man, Dennis Cibulka, has been evicted from his home at No. 313 after years of concern by health and fire officials about crowding and the accumulation of rubbish. Mr. Cibulka apparently lives alone and has few relatives. As recently as the beginning of the month he was living on a front porch glutted with junk at his semi-detached home between Thurston Rd. and Forman Ave. Earlier this year, he was effectively thrown out of the home he inherited from his mother in 2004 on the orders of the public health department. He spends his time, even now as winter approaches, caring for an unnumbered collection of cats. He does so with the considerable monies left to him by his mother. A local animal hospital, a service seldom affordable to those living outside, says the bills are paid promptly and in full. Mr. Cibulka’s only other occupation seems to be sparring with the fire department and public health officials as to how and when he might ever get back inside his home. He is required to clear the property to certain standards before that will happen. For the time being, 313 Manor Rd is boarded up and reasonable people must feel concern for Mr. Cibulka’s welfare as the weather worsens. He has shown no known sign of using his affluence to care for himself or arrange for accommodation.
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Park names revealed in Josh Matlow’s Ward 22 newsletter
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Former lawn bowling club
New benches at 196 Manor
Mona Piper Playground schematic
Josh Matlow has sent his latest newsletter to Ward 22 constituents. Among many topics dealt with Mr. Matlow reveals the names of two new parks on Manor Road. The space previously owned by the Glebe Manor Bowling Club will be named Manor Community Green. It is located at 196 Manor Rd. just east of Mt. Pleasant Rd. The other, not yet finished, is a children’s space at 250 Manor Rd. (at Forman Ave) beside Manor Road United Church. The park will be named Cudmore Creek Park & Mona Piper Playground. An online vote on names offered by the parks department in consultation with the Councillor led to the decisions. There was a groundswell of support for naming the playground after the late crossing guard Mona Piper. Cudmore Creek is a lost waterway which ran from somewhere near Mt. Pleasant and Eglinton Ave. through lands which now include Leaside to the Don River. Details here
