L A I. v C N

Landlord wins · 2020-01-20

Adjudicator

Dale Whitmore

Dispute

Demolition

Notice

None

Landlord

L.A.I.

Tenant

C.N.

Landlord rep

D Y

Tenant rep

S C

What happened

Landlord applied to terminate the tenancy and evict the Tenant because the Landlord intends to demolish the rental unit by combining it with another unit. The Tenant opposed the application, arguing that the proposed work would be a renovation, not a demolition, and that the Landlord does not genuinely intend to carry out the proposed work.

The ruling

The Landlord has proved that its genuine intention has always been to combine units 101 and 102. The Tenant does not have a right of first refusal to move back into the unit once the work is complete, as the work is a demolition, not a renovation.