Ghosh v Pineda

Landlord wins · Toronto · 2025-09-24

Adjudicator

Sheena Brar

Dispute

Non-payment of Rent

Notice

Non-payment of rent (N4)

Amount

>$20K

Landlord

B.G., P.G.

Tenant

C.P.

Landlord rep

A. Hussain

What happened

Landlords applied for termination of tenancy and eviction due to non-payment of rent. The Tenant requested an adjournment to retain counsel, which was denied. The Board also addressed a preliminary issue regarding a former partner of the Tenant, determining he was not a party as he vacated the unit years prior to the Board's expanded jurisdictional dates. The arrears in this case significantly exceeded the Board's $35,000 jurisdictional limit.

The ruling

The tenancy is terminated effective October 5, 2025. The Tenant is ordered to pay the Landlord $35,186.00 (the jurisdictional limit plus filing fee). To void the eviction and continue the tenancy, the Tenant must pay the full arrears including amounts exceeding the jurisdictional cap, totaling $49,386.00 if paid by October 5, 2025. Relief from eviction was denied due to the substantial nature of the arrears and lack of stable income to support the high monthly rent.