Forrest v Kagan

Landlord wins · Toronto · 2025-08-06

Adjudicator

Joy Xiao

Dispute

Tenant Rights

Landlord

W.K.

Tenant

K.M.F.

Landlord rep

Geoff Paine

Tenant rep

Prescilla Judy Dupuis

What happened

The Tenant filed a T2 application alleging that the Landlord substantially interfered with their reasonable enjoyment and harassed them. Key complaints included conflicts over sewage backups, a request for a $500 cleanup fee, and the Landlord sharing the Tenant's phone number with a maintenance technician without express consent. The Tenant had already vacated the unit by the time of the hearing.

The ruling

The Tenant's application was dismissed in its entirety. The Landlord successfully moved to dismiss the case after the Tenant presented their evidence, as the Tenant failed to establish a prima facie case of harassment or substantial interference. The interactions were found to be routine landlord-tenant communications regarding property maintenance.