Henley Group Ltd v Logue
Tenant wins · Hamilton · 2025-07-31
- Adjudicator
- Carrie Bertrand
- Dispute
- Renovation, Major Repairs
- Notice
- Major repairs or renovations (N13)
- Landlord
- Henley Group Ltd
- Tenant
- C.L., S.P.
- Landlord rep
- Sophie Jackson
- Tenant rep
- Ashley Wilson
What happened
The Landlord applied to terminate the tenancy and evict the Tenant to perform extensive renovations, claiming the unit must be vacant for two years to gut the building. The Tenant challenged the application, arguing the building permit did not match the extensive work described in the N13 notice and that the Landlord provided false information regarding previous notices on the application.
The ruling
The Landlord's application to terminate the tenancy for renovations was dismissed. The Board found that the building permit did not support the extensive 'gutting' described in the termination notice and that the Landlord's testimony lacked credibility regarding previous notices, failing the good faith requirement.