Chen v Vardy

Tenant wins · 2016-11-09

Adjudicator

J. Sebastian Winny

Dispute

Breach of Conditions, Tenant-initiated Termination

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

T.J.C., J.C.

Tenant

N.G.V., A.K.

Landlord rep

S.D. Harvey

Tenant rep

Asif Khan

What happened

Landlords sued Tenants for $6,000 in rent and $909 in utilities for May through August 2015 after Tenants vacated the property on April 30, 2015. The dispute arose from issues with subletting and the presence of Landlord's girlfriend in the shared living space.

The ruling

The court granted judgment to the Landlords for the admitted amount of $1,188.69 plus prejudgment interest for utilities owed up to April 30, 2015. The remainder of the Landlords' claim was dismissed due to their breach of the lease terms by interfering with the Tenants' subletting rights.