TUK Capital v Balcomb

Landlord wins · St Catharines · 2024-06-10

Adjudicator

Greg Brocanier

Dispute

Damage to Property

Amount

$5-10K

Landlord

TUK Capital

Tenant

M.B.

Landlord rep

Curt Anderson

What happened

Landlord applied for an order requiring Former Tenant to pay the Landlord's reasonable out-of-pocket costs to repair damage caused wilfully or negligently by the Former Tenant. The damage was caused by the Former Tenant leaving all the windows open in the rental unit, causing the radiator pipes to burst and flood the rental unit.

The ruling

The Landlord proved the Former Tenant wilfully or negligently caused damage to the rental unit by leaving all windows open, causing pipes to burst and flood the unit. The Landlord incurred $9,500.98 in reasonable costs to repair the damage. The Former Tenant owes the Landlord $8,481.12 after deducting the rent deposit and interest.