House of Friendship v Pizzolato

Landlord wins · Kitchener · 2024-09-20

Adjudicator

Ruth Carey

Dispute

Damage to Property, Serious Impairment of Safety

Notice

N5, N7

Amount

>$20K

Landlord

H.O.F.

Tenant

A.R.P.

Landlord rep

Peter Schroeder

What happened

Landlord applied to terminate the tenancy and evict the Tenant due to a severe fire in the rental unit caused by the Tenant's careless smoking, which resulted in significant damage to the property. The Landlord also sought an order for the Tenant to pay the reasonable costs of repairs.

The ruling

The Landlord's application for an eviction order is granted. The Tenant is ordered to pay the Landlord $32,576.21 for the reasonable costs incurred in repairing the fire damage and the Landlord's application filing fee. The Tenant must also pay daily compensation for use of the unit starting October 1, 2024 until the unit is vacated.