Barrie Municipal Non-Profit Housing Corporation v Dyck

Tenant wins · Barrie · 2025-07-31

Adjudicator

Jeremy Henderson

Dispute

Serious Impairment of Safety

Notice

Impaired safety (N7)

Landlord

B.M.N.H.C.O.B.H.

Tenant

L.D.

Landlord rep

Kimberley Teel

What happened

The Landlord applied to terminate the tenancy and evict the Tenant on the grounds that the Tenant or a person permitted by the Tenant seriously impaired the safety of a person in the residential complex. The Landlord alleged the Tenant engaged in a 'campaign' of public accusations, social media posts, and posters within the complex. The Landlord further argued that reputational harm to the corporation constituted a safety impairment. The Board found that the Landlord failed to prove a physical safety risk or that the conduct at the complex met the threshold for termination under Section 66.

The ruling

The Landlord's application to terminate the tenancy and evict the Tenant was dismissed. The Board found that the Tenant's actions—specifically social media posts, posters, and legal filings—did not constitute a serious impairment of safety under Section 66 of the Act. The Board specifically clarified that corporate reputational damage does not equate to a safety risk for the purposes of eviction.