Emel v Ready

Landlord wins · London · 2025-07-14

Adjudicator

Kate Sinipostolova

Dispute

Non-payment of Rent

Notice

Non-payment of rent (N4)

Amount

$10-20K

Landlord

T.E.

Tenant

Z.R., A.T.

Landlord rep

Bonnie Wolters

What happened

The Landlord applied to terminate the tenancy and evict the Tenants for non-payment of rent. The hearing proceeded without the Tenants, who were properly served but did not attend. The Board found the N4 Notice of Termination was invalid as it provided only 13 days' notice, short of the legally required 14 days. The Landlord's request to rely on subsequent N4 notices was denied. Consequently, the eviction portion of the application was dismissed. The Landlord's agent requested to proceed solely on the claim for rent arrears under section 87 of the Act, which the Board granted.

The ruling

The tenancy is not terminated. The Tenants are ordered to pay the Landlord $10,006.00, which includes rent arrears and the application filing fee. This payment is due by July 25, 2025. If the full amount is not paid by the due date, interest will accrue at a rate of 4.00% per year on the outstanding balance.