Leroux v Dubois

Tenant wins · Vanier · 2026-01-12

Adjudicator

Curtis Begg

Dispute

Damage to Property, Renovation, Major Repairs

Notice

Willful damage (N7)

Landlord

P.L.

Tenant

J.F.D.

Tenant rep

Michael Thiele

What happened

The Landlord applied for an order to terminate the tenancy and evict the Tenant based on allegations of willful damage to the rental unit. The Landlord served an N7 notice following a situation involving a renovation arrangement where the Tenant was supposed to complete work in exchange for rent adjustments. The Tenant's legal representative challenged the validity of the notice.

The ruling

The Landlord's application to terminate the tenancy and evict the Tenant is dismissed. The adjudicator found that the N7 notice of termination was invalid because it lacked the required specifics, such as dates and detailed descriptions of the alleged damage. As a result, the notice did not comply with the Residential Tenancies Act, and the Landlord is permitted to serve a new notice if they choose to pursue the issues further.