Kyerematen v Warden

Tenant wins · Toronto · 2025-06-02

Adjudicator

Jeremy Henderson

Dispute

Damage to Property, Substantial Interference

Notice

Impaired safety/damage (N7)

Landlord

S.K.

Tenant

K.W.

What happened

An individual, who identified himself as an employee of a social support services organization, applied to evict a tenant for seriously impairing safety and causing willful damage. The application was dismissed because the adjudicator determined the applicant was not the landlord or a proper agent of the landlord, and therefore lacked the legal standing to issue the termination notice or file the application.

The ruling

The application to terminate the tenancy is dismissed. The adjudicator found that the applicant, an employee of a social support organization, was not the landlord or a qualified agent of the landlord. Therefore, the applicant lacked the legal standing to issue a notice of termination or file an eviction application, rendering the entire proceeding invalid.