Enofe v Okosun
Landlord wins · Brampton · 2024-10-03
- Adjudicator
- Jonathan Rosenstein
- Dispute
- Non-payment of Rent
- Notice
- Non-payment of rent (N4)
- Amount
- >$20K
- Landlord
- A.E.
- Tenant
- Q.O.
- Landlord rep
- Wajeeha Faiz
- Tenant rep
- Natalie Ffriend
What happened
Landlord applied to terminate the tenancy and evict the Tenant due to non-payment of rent. The Tenant claimed the Landlord cut off electricity and water, which the Landlord denied. The Board adjourned the initial hearing to allow the parties to provide evidence on the utility issues, but neither party did so. The Tenant did not attend the second hearing, and the Board issued an order terminating the tenancy and ordering the Tenant to pay the rent arrears. The Tenant later requested a review of the order, claiming he did not receive notice of the second hearing.
The ruling
The Board denied the Tenant's request to review the previous order terminating the tenancy and ordering the Tenant to pay rent arrears. The Board found that the Tenant was reasonably able to participate in the proceedings, and that the evidence did not support the Tenant's claim that the Landlord had cut off vital services, which would have prevented the eviction order.