Randhawa v Sharma

Tenant wins · Mississauga · 2024-09-24

Adjudicator

John Cashmore

Dispute

Non-payment of Rent

Notice

Non-payment of rent (N4), Persistent late payment (N8)

Landlord

M.R.

Tenant

N.S., H.S.

Landlord rep

Gurdip Randhawa, James Hill

Tenant rep

Chris Williams

What happened

Landlord applied for an order to terminate the tenancy and evict Tenants due to failure to pay rent. The Landlord also applied for an order to terminate the tenancy and evict the Tenants because the Landlord has entered into an agreement of purchase and sale of the rental unit and the purchaser in good faith requires possession of the rental unit for the purpose of residential occupation. The Landlord's L2 application was withdrawn, and the hearing focused on the L1 application for non-payment of rent.

The ruling

The Landlord's L1 application for non-payment of rent is dismissed. The Landlord failed to prove the rent arrears claimed, as the evidence showed the Tenants likely made cash payments that were unaccounted for by the Landlord. The Landlord's L2 application was withdrawn.