On the eve of a proposed eviction, a non-profit organization that operates a beloved west-end cinema has won an interim court injunction preventing the landlords from closing the curtains - at least for now. The Revue Cinema Society, sought the injunction to prevent Daniel and Leticia Mullin from “evicting, locking out, or otherwise interfering with Revue’s business operations at the premises located at 400 Roncesvalles Avenue” until a trial takes place, says the Ontario Superior Court order issued Friday evening. “Our understanding is this injunction enables us t o constantly remain open without interference past July 1st until a trial can be scheduled,” says Grant Oyston, chair of the Revue Film Society.
the current lease has options to renew the lease moreover, over the last nine months the landlord has made commitments regarding the renewal, leading the society to program films and events as far as Ontario. “To do a 180 with two business days left in the lease, does not constitute a legal eviction and that’s why we got the injunction so this can go to trial and we can exercise our rights under the lease.” Revenue Society has also spent over $500,000 on restoration and renovations over the last decade, and more plans to undertake a major restoration of the building’s facade, on hold since last September while waiting.
The 96-year-old owner wants to “take it private” but keep it open as a cinema. We rented the Revue to them in 2007, until the end of Ju.
