Borek v Srour

Landlord wins · London · 2024-04-22

Adjudicator

Joy Xiao

Dispute

Bad Faith Eviction

Notice

Personal use (N13)

Landlord

O.S.

Tenant

A.B.

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that the Landlord gave a notice of termination in bad faith. The Landlord served the Tenant with an N13 notice to terminate the tenancy for the purpose of demolishing the rental unit and building a new multi-townhouse project. The Tenant vacated the rental unit in response to the N13 notice, but the Landlord later re-rented the unit.

The ruling

The Tenant's application is dismissed. The Landlord provided credible evidence that they intended to demolish the rental unit and build a new multi-townhouse project at the time the N13 notice was served. The Landlord's plans were delayed due to unforeseen circumstances beyond their control, and they re-rented the unit temporarily as a result.