Golfinopoulos v Lengyel

Landlord wins · Toronto · 2025-01-14

Adjudicator

Richard Ferriss

Dispute

Personal Use

Notice

Personal use (N12), Persistent late payment (N5), Tenant rights (T2)

Landlord

H.G.

Tenant

V.L., Y.N.P.

Landlord rep

Ze Hao Liu

Tenant rep

Julie Matheson

What happened

Landlord applied to terminate the tenancy and evict the Tenants because the Landlord in good faith requires possession of the rental unit for the purpose of residential occupation for at least one year by the Landlord's son, Peter Golfinopoulos. The Tenants argued that the Landlord's application was in retaliation for the Tenants' previous T2 application against the Landlord.

The ruling

The Landlord has proven the grounds for termination of the tenancy. The Tenants must vacate the rental unit on or before February 28, 2025. While the Landlord's desire to regain possession is understandable, the delay balances the interests of the parties given the Tenants' circumstances.