Vekselstein v Power

Landlord wins · Toronto · 2021-10-25

Adjudicator

Sonia Anwar-Ali

Dispute

Damage to Property, Illegal Act

Notice

N6 (Illegal Act)

Amount

$5-10K

Landlord

L.V., J.V.

Tenant

R.P.

What happened

Landlords applied to terminate the tenancy and evict the Tenant due to the Tenant committing an illegal act involving the possession of illegal drugs for the purpose of trafficking in the rental unit. The Landlords also claimed compensation for damage to the rental unit.

The ruling

The tenancy is terminated effective July 22, 2021 due to the Tenant committing an illegal act involving drug possession for trafficking. The Tenant must vacate the unit by October 30, 2021 and pay the Landlord $5,360.38, which includes the cost of repairing damage to the rental unit and compensation for the Tenant's use of the unit after the termination date.