Di Paola v Hackney
Landlord wins · Orillia · 2025-07-14
- Adjudicator
- Candace Aboussafy
- Dispute
- Harassment, Illegal Charges, Tenant Rights, Vital Services
- Landlord
- D.H.
- Tenant
- J.D.P.
What happened
The Tenant filed T1 and T2 applications claiming the Landlord collected illegal money, interfered with reasonable enjoyment, harassed the Tenant, and interfered with vital services. During the Adjudicative Case Conference, the Tenant admitted to sharing a kitchen and bathroom with the Landlord, leading the Board to determine it lacked jurisdiction under the Residential Tenancies Act.
The ruling
The Tenant's applications were dismissed. Because the Tenant shares a kitchen and bathroom with the Landlord, the arrangement is exempt from the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, and the Landlord and Tenant Board lacks the jurisdiction to rule on the dispute.