Liang v Blake

Landlord wins · Scarborough · 2025-07-03

Adjudicator

Peter Nicholson

Dispute

Damage to Property, Personal Use, Substantial Interference

Notice

Personal use (N12), Substantial interference (N5)

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

M.L.

Tenant

D.L.B.

Landlord rep

C. Hu

What happened

The Landlord applied to terminate the tenancy for personal use, alleging that she and her children intended to occupy the unit. Additionally, the Landlord sought compensation for unpaid utility costs, claiming the Tenant's failure to pay constituted a substantial interference with the Landlord's lawful rights. The Tenant contested the personal use claim as being in bad faith and argued that utility payments were withheld due to a misunderstanding of the number of units in the building and service disruptions.

The ruling

The tenancy is terminated effective August 31, 2025, based on the Landlord's good faith requirement for personal use. The Tenant is ordered to pay $3,408.76 in unpaid utility costs by July 14, 2025. Eviction enforcement by the Sheriff is permitted starting September 1, 2025, if the Tenant fails to vacate.