D.D Acquisitions Partnership v Savage

Tenant wins · Hamilton · 2022-01-27

Adjudicator

Rebecca Case

Dispute

Non-payment of Rent, Maintenance

Notice

Non-payment of rent (N4)

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

D.D Acquisitions Partnership

Tenant

J.S.

Landlord rep

Stephanie Lauersen

What happened

Landlord applied for eviction due to non-payment of rent. The application was dismissed due to invalid service of the N4 notice. Tenant raised maintenance issues under section 82, including cockroaches, missing smoke alarm, and interest on rent deposit.

The ruling

The Landlord's application for eviction was dismissed due to invalid service of the N4 notice. The Tenant's claims regarding cockroaches and smoke alarm were dismissed. The Tenant was awarded $38.82 for improperly retained interest on the rent deposit.