Lots of protections exist for what are sometimes referred to as “vulnerable people” here in Canada. Also, Jonathan owns the condo—it’s not a landlord tenant situation. I can’t say how it would shake out, but it could get messy quickly and Strata would need to weigh its options before pursuing a civil suit.
Private fines for breaches of contract from a property management company aren’t themselves civil suits. They can escalate if the fine goes unpaid (and the circumstances are such that the fine is actionable, i.e. there was an agreement in place, party A broke some part of that agreement, party B has attempted to levy a fine as per the same agreement but has been unsuccessful, and, after whatever period of time/payment schedule outlined in the agreement elapses, later sues for damages in small claims court or another venue) but from what I’ve seen it’s not something that generally goes straight from fine to court.
Also, it is made complicated by the fact that certain protections do exist for individuals with disabilities, unsophisticated individuals, etc., whether they are tenants or parties to a contract. While I wouldn’t necessarily guess that vitiating factors would come into play here, who knows. Here, Strata is the sophisticated, powerful party (has access to lawyers, is able to draft the terms, etc.) while Jonathan is not (likely can’t afford a lawyer, has no bargaining power, etc.). On top of that, while Jonathan’s physical disabilities seem, well, nonexistent, he might have a mental disability (given his comment about attending a special program in school) and his mother is HoH. These things make the Yanivs even more vulnerable in comparison to Strata.
Whenever power imbalances crop up, there’s room for the court to intervene in the interests of fairness. Think courts of equity—not necessarily what the law says but what the law should do. Things could get complicated really quickly in a civil suit with either Yaniv if they wanted it to, even over something so simple as a fine.