Durham Regional Local Housing Corp. v Bergsma
Landlord wins · Beaverton · 2021-03-17
- Adjudicator
- Dawn Wickett
- Dispute
- Damage to Property, Serious Impairment of Safety
- Notice
- N7 Notice of Termination
- Amount
- <$5K
- Landlord
- Durham Regional Local Housing Corp.
- Tenant
- A.B.
- Landlord rep
- Lynn Alexander, Alex McPherson
- Tenant rep
- Tenant Duty Counsel
What happened
Landlord applied to terminate the tenancy and evict the Tenant due to the Tenant willfully damaging the fire detection system in the rental unit, which seriously impaired the safety of the Tenant and other residents in the building.
The ruling
The Landlord's application to evict the Tenant is denied, subject to conditions. The Tenant must not tamper with the smoke detector or fire horn in the rental unit for 12 months. If the Tenant fails to comply, the Landlord may apply for an order terminating the tenancy and evicting the Tenant. The Tenant is ordered to pay the Landlord $792 for the cost of repairing the damaged property, in monthly installments of $50 over 14 months.