Kassay v Watson

Landlord wins · Brampton · 2023-08-18

Adjudicator

Dawn Sullivan

Dispute

Non-payment of Rent

Notice

Non-payment of rent (N4)

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

M.E.K.

Tenant

O.W., M.J.

What happened

Landlord applied for an order to terminate the tenancy and evict Tenants due to failure to pay rent. There was a fire at the rental unit on June 2, 2023, resulting in the death of Tenant Melissa John and Tenant Omar Watson's hospitalization. The Landlord was unable to contact Tenant Omar Watson for an update.

The ruling

The tenancy was terminated effective June 2, 2023, the date the tenancy agreement became frustrated due to the fire. The Tenants are ordered to pay $1,212.67 to the Landlord, which includes rent arrears up to June 2, 2023 and the application filing fee, less the rent deposit and interest on the deposit.