Demolition permit issued for derelict Brampton building at centre of standoff with city councillor [Video]

The months-long standoff between Brampton city staff and a city councillor over a derelict building that has racked up dozens of penalties could be coming to an end soon.

CTV News Toronto has learned that the boarded-up home on Queen Street near Brampton’s downtown core now has a demolition permit.

The latest development comes after CTV News Toronto reported that the property had been visited repeatedly by a property standards officer who raised issues of safety, squatters and rats with Wards 9 and 10 Coun. Gurpartap Singh Toor.

According to records obtained by CTV News through a freedom of information request, the officer corresponded with Toor in January about the state of the property.

“Gurpartap, what is it going to take to bring your property into compliance? Do you not have respect for the city and its bylaws?” they wrote.

“How about you stop harassing me at work? Let’s start …