MENA v COLEMAN

Tenant wins · WOODBRIDGE · 2025-06-05

Adjudicator

Kyle Anderson

Dispute

Substantial Interference

Notice

Substantial interference (N5)

Landlord

D.M., M.L.A.

Tenant

G.C.

Landlord rep

Brenda Rizzo

What happened

The Landlords applied to evict the Tenant from a basement unit using an N5 notice for substantial interference. The basis for the notice was the Tenant's failure to vacate the unit after the City of Vaughan issued an order declaring the unit was not approved for occupancy. The Landlords had decided not to bring the unit into compliance due to financial infeasibility.

The ruling

The Landlords' application to evict the Tenant is dismissed. The N5 notice served by the Landlords was found to be invalid as the grounds for the notice, relating to an illegal unit order from the city, did not constitute misconduct or substantial interference by the Tenant.