Kaplun v Min

Landlord wins · North York · 2025-10-16

Adjudicator

Vladimir Nikitin

Dispute

Damage to Property, Non-payment of Rent

Notice

L10

Amount

$5-10K

Landlord

I.K.

Tenant

C.M., I.S.

Landlord rep

Kelly Hawkes

Tenant rep

Shay Kameneh

What happened

The Landlord applied for rent arrears and compensation for extensive damages following a nine-year tenancy. The tenants vacated between February and March 2024. The Landlord claimed over $28,000 in damages, while the tenants argued that the unit required only reasonable wear and tear repairs and that the Landlord was seeking to charge them for cosmetic upgrades intended to facilitate a sale of the property.

The ruling

The tenants are ordered to pay the Landlord $7,289.20. This amount covers rent arrears for February and March 2024, as well as $5,064.55 for reasonable repair costs (baseboards, kitchen, and doors), after deducting the rent deposit and interest. The Board rejected a significant portion of the Landlord's $28,572.05 damage claim, ruling that much of the work constituted cosmetic upgrades for a property sale or repairs for wear and tear following a long-term tenancy.