Ottawa Community Housing v Biefer

Landlord wins · Ottawa · 2022-01-18

Adjudicator

Egya Sangmuah

Dispute

Non-payment of Rent

Notice

Non-payment of rent (N4)

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

O.C.H.

Tenant

B.B.

Landlord rep

Anne-Marie Choquette

What happened

Landlord applied for an order to terminate the tenancy and evict Tenant due to non-payment of rent. The Tenant, a long-term resident, recently lost her subsidy, leading to rent arrears. The Landlord served a Notice of Termination effective January 1, 2022. The Board considered the circumstances and postponed the eviction to February 15, 2022, giving the Tenant time to pursue subsidy restoration and seek funds to void the order.

The ruling

The tenancy is terminated effective February 15, 2022, unless the Tenant voids the order by making full payment. The Tenant must pay $877.94 for rent arrears and compensation up to January 18, 2022, plus $33.83 per day starting January 19, 2022, and $186.00 for application filing costs. The Tenant has options to void the order by paying specified amounts by January 31, 2022, or February 15, 2022. If not voided, the Landlord may file for eviction enforcement after February 15, 2022.