Bushra v Katuala

Landlord wins · Vaughan · 2025-10-14

Adjudicator

Sheena Brar

Dispute

Non-payment of Rent

Notice

Non-payment of rent (N4)

Amount

>$20K

Landlord

B.M.

Tenant

B.K., J.K.

Landlord rep

V Matadeen

Tenant rep

C. Jackson

What happened

The Landlord applied to terminate the tenancy and evict the Tenants due to significant rent arrears. The Tenants argued they had paid $23,100.00 to a property manager hired by the Landlord, which they believed should be applied to their arrears. The Landlord countered that this payment was part of a private agreement between the Tenants and the property manager for the purpose of securing a different rental unit, and that the Landlord was not a party to that agreement nor received any of those funds.

The ruling

The tenancy was terminated effective September 3, 2025, the date the Tenants moved out. The Tenants are ordered to pay the Landlord $25,031.21, which covers rent arrears and the application filing fee. The LTB rejected the Tenants' claim that a large payment made to a third-party property manager for a separate property search should offset their rent debt.