A condominium corporation in Toronto has filed a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against a neighbouring church, alleging it has become a “free-for-all haven” for illegal activity, including drug use, trafficking and violent altercations.

“Despite its representations as providing community services to marginalized persons, the Sanctuary has routinely engaged in and/or permitted illegal, illicit, disruptive, interfering and egregious conduct to occur on its property,” alleges the statement of claim, which was filed on behalf of CASA Condos in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice last week. CASA Condos “has repeatedly appealed to the Sanctuary to take meaningful action,” the lawsuit says, calling police and speaking with local councillors “in an effort to compel the Sanctuary to take meaningfu

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