Torres v. Minto Management (2002)

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Ms. Torres lived with her husband in an apartment owned by Minto Management. After 15 months, her husband separated from her and moved out of the family home. In order for her and her children to stay in the apartment, Minto Management required that Ms. Torres sign a new tenancy agreement and increased the rent by 41%. Ms. Torres challenged the rent increase under the Rent Protection Act, but Minto argued that since she had previously not been a "tenant", she was not protected under the Act.

LEAF, in coalition with the Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation, argued that the Act's disregard of spouses as tenants was in violation of the Charter particularly since women are more economically disadvantaged than men and are therefore more vulnerable than men to housing crises.