Central Gospel Community Homes v Riley

Tenant wins · St. Catharines · 2021-11-02

Adjudicator

Renée Lang

Dispute

Serious Impairment of Safety

Landlord

Central Gospel Community Homes C/o Shabri Properties Limited

Tenant

C.R.

Landlord rep

L. Thompson, J. Callendar

What happened

Landlord applied for an order to terminate the tenancy and evict Tenant because the Tenant, another occupant of the rental unit or a person the Tenant permitted in the residential complex has seriously impaired the safety of any person. The Landlord also claimed compensation for each day the Tenant remained in the unit after the termination date.

The ruling

The Landlord's application is dismissed. The Tenant's actions in pushing on the door to open it and gain entry are not serious impairment of safety, and CJ's injury was caused by his own actions in pushing the door closed, so it cannot be found that because he was injured, the Tenant seriously impaired his safety.