DG v GH

Split/Other wins · 2016-12-06

Dispute

Illegal Act, Non-payment of Rent

Notice

Non-payment of rent (N4)

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

D.

Tenant

G.

Landlord rep

G.K.L.

What happened

Landlord applied to terminate the tenancy and evict Tenant due to non-payment of rent and for engaging in an illegal marijuana growing operation in the rental unit.

The ruling

The Landlord's applications for eviction based on illegal activity and non-payment of rent were both dismissed. The Tenant was entitled to withhold rent due to the Landlord's failure to provide the Tenant with the Landlord's legal name and address for service.