Iqbal v Norten

Landlord wins · Cornwall · 2025-11-05

Adjudicator

Kate Sinipostolova

Dispute

Personal Use

Notice

Personal use (N12)

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

M.I., H.A.

Tenant

L.N.

Landlord rep

Marie Beaupre

What happened

The Landlords applied for an order to terminate the tenancy because Landlord 1 required the unit for his own residential occupation. Landlord 1 testified that he is moving from Montreal to Cornwall following a job loss and a separation from his partner, and he chose the lower unit specifically because of a back condition that makes stairs difficult. Tenant 1 contested the application, claiming the Landlords were acting in bad faith to avoid maintenance issues such as pests and mould, and requested relief as she is a single mother of seven children.

The ruling

The LTB terminated the tenancy effective December 31, 2025. The Landlord established a good faith requirement for personal use. The Tenant was ordered to pay $46.85 for use of the unit on the hearing date and a daily rate of $46.85 thereafter until move-out. Eviction was postponed to the end of the year to accommodate the Tenant's search for new housing for her large family.