Jing Yu Holdings Ltd v. Boudens

Landlord wins · Ottawa · 2020-07-10

Adjudicator

Sally Gomery

Dispute

Illegal Act, Substantial Interference

Notice

Non-payment of rent (N7)

Landlord

Jing Yu Holdings Ltd.

Tenant

K.A.D.B.

Landlord rep

Chun-Yu Lu

What happened

The landlord applied to enforce an eviction order from the Landlord and Tenant Board against the tenant for keeping approximately 30 snakes, including pythons, in the rental unit. The landlord argued this posed a serious safety threat to other tenants in the building.

The ruling

The court ordered the enforcement of the Landlord and Tenant Board's eviction order against the tenant, directing the Sheriff to proceed with the eviction on or after August 10, 2020, despite the general eviction moratorium. The court found that the presence of approximately 30 snakes, including pythons, in unsecured containers in the tenant's unit posed an urgent safety risk to other tenants that justified overriding the eviction moratorium.