White v Gordan
Tenant wins · Smiths Falls · 2025-07-29
- Adjudicator
- Carrie Bertrand
- Dispute
- Demolition
- Notice
- Demolition (N13)
- Landlord
- A.S.W.
- Tenant
- S.G., J.F.
- Landlord rep
- Jimmy Gangadin
- Tenant rep
- Linda Tranter
What happened
The Landlord applied to terminate the tenancy and evict the Tenants on the grounds that the Landlord required the rental unit for demolition. The Landlord also sought compensation for the Tenants' stay past the termination date. The Tenants contested the validity of the N13 notice, arguing it lacked sufficient detail. The LTB found the notice was essentially blank, failing to provide specific details, timelines, or cost estimations required by law.
The ruling
The Landlord's application for termination of the tenancy and eviction based on demolition is dismissed. The LTB ruled that the N13 notice served by the Landlord was invalid because it lacked the necessary details, timelines, and cost estimations required to satisfy the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006.