Bentley v Movahedi

Landlord wins · London · 2025-02-18

Adjudicator

Mayra Sawicki

Dispute

Damage to Property

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

E.C.W.B.

Tenant

S.M., I.M.

What happened

Landlord applied for an order requiring Tenants to pay for reasonable costs to repair undue damage to the rental unit caused by the Tenants' negligence. The damage was a leak that occurred in the rental unit on November 21, 2023.

The ruling

The Landlord has proven on a balance of probabilities that the Tenants negligently caused undue damage to the rental unit. The Tenants are ordered to pay the Landlord $3,524.13, which includes $3,338.13 in repair costs and $186 in application filing fees.