Saleem v Sobanathas

Tenant wins · Scarborough · 2025-05-23

Adjudicator

Panagiotis Peter Roupas

Dispute

Damage to Property, Persistent Late Payment, Personal Use

Notice

Persistent late payment (N8), Personal use (N12)

Landlord

A.A.S.

Tenant

J.S.S.

Tenant rep

Thirusenthuran Sivapatham

What happened

The Landlord applied to evict the Tenant for persistent late rent payments (N8) and for personal use of the unit by his son (N12). The Landlord also sought compensation for unpaid utilities. The Tenant's representative argued that both eviction notices were invalid due to an incorrect termination date.

The ruling

The Landlord's L2 application for eviction based on an N8 (persistent late payment) and N12 (personal use), and for utility cost compensation, was dismissed. The adjudicator found that both notices were invalid because the specified termination date was incorrect for a month-to-month tenancy where rent is due on the last day of the month. As the notices were invalid, the Board had no valid application to consider, and the tenancy continues.