Marguerita Residence Corp. v Grady

Landlord wins · Brockville · 2025-06-05

Adjudicator

Trish Carson

Dispute

Substantial Interference

Notice

Substantial interference (N5)

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

Marguerita Residence Corp.

Tenant

P.J.G.

Landlord rep

Jodie Worden

What happened

The Tenant requested a review of an eviction order issued after he failed to attend the original hearing. He claimed confusion after speaking with Tenant Duty Counsel about a medical appointment led him to believe the hearing would be rescheduled. The Board granted the review. A new hearing (de novo) was held for the Landlord's application to evict the Tenant for substantial interference, specifically for smoking marijuana in a non-smoking building. The Tenant admitted to smoking in the unit. Based on the evidence, including complaints from other tenants, the Board found the interference was proven and terminated the tenancy, but postponed the eviction date.

The ruling

The Tenant's request for a review of a previous order is granted. The previous order is cancelled. The tenancy is terminated effective June 30, 2025, due to the Tenant substantially interfering with other residents by smoking in the non-smoking building. The Tenant must move out by this date. The Tenant is also ordered to pay the Landlord $186.00 for the application filing fee.