D'Silva v Langille

Landlord wins · Stoney Creek · 2025-09-04

Adjudicator

Bryan Delorenzi

Dispute

Personal Use

Notice

Personal use (N12)

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

N.D.

Tenant

S.L.

Landlord rep

Heidi Melville

What happened

The Landlord applied to terminate the tenancy because the rental unit was sold, and the purchaser required the unit for residential occupation. The Tenant did not dispute the purchaser's good faith but requested reimbursement for renovations made to the property to assist in finding new housing. The Landlord demonstrated significant financial risk if the sale failed to close, while the Tenant cited hardship as a single mother of three.

The ruling

The tenancy is terminated effective September 30, 2025. The Tenant is ordered to vacate the unit by this date to allow the sale of the property to close. The Tenant must also pay the Landlord $186.00 for the application filing fee. The Board granted a slight postponement of eviction as relief, acknowledging the Tenant's circumstances while protecting the Landlord and Purchaser from financial and housing instability.