GREENHALGH v MILNER

Split/Other wins · Hamilton · 2024-05-06

Adjudicator

Bryan Delorenzi

Dispute

Bad Faith Eviction, Maintenance

Notice

Bad faith eviction (T5), Maintenance (T6)

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

D.M.

Tenant

K.G.

What happened

Tenant applied for orders determining that the Landlord gave a notice of termination in bad faith and failed to meet the Landlord's maintenance obligations under the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006. The applications were heard together.

The ruling

The Landlord breached s.20(1) of the Act by not addressing plumbing and structural issues in a timely manner, and by damaging the Tenant's shed. The Tenant's application alleging the Landlord served the N12 notice in bad faith was dismissed.