Pai v Skinner

Landlord wins · Toronto · 2023-11-14

Adjudicator

Kathleen Wells

Dispute

Harassment, Non-payment of Rent, Substantial Interference

Notice

Non-payment of rent (N4), Persistent late payment (N8)

Amount

$5-10K

Landlord

S.P., A.P.

Tenant

R.K.S.

Landlord rep

Lavinia Makhijani

Tenant rep

Tenant Duty Counsel

What happened

Landlords applied for an order to terminate the tenancy and evict the Tenant due to non-payment of rent. The Tenant also applied for an order alleging that the Landlords substantially interfered with the Tenant's reasonable enjoyment and harassed the Tenant.

The ruling

The tenancy was terminated effective April 27, 2021, the date the Tenant vacated the rental unit. The Tenant is ordered to pay $7,467.58 to the Landlords, which includes rent arrears up to the move-out date and the cost of filing the application, minus the rent deposit and interest on the deposit. The Landlords were found to be in breach of their maintenance obligations with respect to the heat and electrical outlet, and the Tenant is entitled to an abatement of $542.47.