Guenette v Waters
Split/Other wins · Ottawa · 2024-02-29
- Adjudicator
- Mark Melchers
- Dispute
- Illegal Rent Charges, Non-payment of Rent
- Notice
- Non-payment of rent (N4)
- Amount
- <$5K
- Landlord
- M.G.
- Tenant
- S.W.
- Landlord rep
- Arashdeep Grewal
- Tenant rep
- Shannon Sproule
What happened
Landlord applied for an order to terminate the tenancy and evict Tenant due to non-payment of rent. Tenant applied for an order determining that the Landlord collected or retained money illegally.
The ruling
The lawful monthly rent was $700.00. The tenant paid $600.00 per month from December 2022 to the hearing date. The tenant is ordered to pay the rent arrears of $1,522.50 by specific dates. The landlord's application to evict the tenant is denied on the condition that the tenant makes the required payments.