Williams & McDaniel Property Management v Kraehling

Landlord wins · Kitchener · 2025-10-10

Adjudicator

Nancy Morris

Dispute

Non-payment of Rent, Tenant-initiated Termination

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

Williams & McDaniel Property Management

Tenant

B.K., R.K.

Landlord rep

J. Andersen

What happened

The Landlord applied for rent arrears and NSF charges after the tenants vacated the unit. The primary issue involved a dispute over the lawfulness of the tenants' termination notice. The tenants moved out on March 31, 2024, but the Landlord argued that the notice provided was insufficient under the Act, claiming rent in lieu of notice for the month of April 2024. The Landlord demonstrated efforts to mitigate losses by advertising the unit promptly.

The ruling

The Tenants are ordered to pay the Landlord $1,986.39. This amount accounts for rent arrears and compensation up to April 30, 2024 (due to insufficient termination notice), NSF charges, and the application fee, minus the rent deposit and accrued interest. The Tenants must pay by October 21, 2025, or interest will begin to accrue.