Penner v Dupuis

Landlord wins · Geraldton · 2022-01-28

Adjudicator

Michael Di Salle

Dispute

Non-payment of Rent

Notice

Non-payment of rent (N4)

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

D.P.

Tenant

M.D.

What happened

Landlord applied for an order to terminate the tenancy and evict Tenant due to non-payment of rent. The Tenant failed to pay rent from August 1, 2021 to January 31, 2022. The Landlord served a Notice of Termination effective October 15, 2021.

The ruling

The tenancy is terminated effective February 28, 2022, unless the Tenant voids the order by paying the arrears. The Tenant must pay $2,296.02 for rent arrears and compensation up to January 28, 2022, plus $26.30 per day starting January 29, 2022, and $186.00 for application filing costs. The Tenant has the option to void the order by paying $2,526.00 by January 31, 2022, or $3,326.00 by February 28, 2022.