Melrose Park Investments Limited v Bravo

Landlord wins · North York · 2024-09-24

Adjudicator

Greg Witt

Dispute

Non-payment of Rent

Notice

Non-payment of rent (N4)

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

Melrose Park Investments Limited

Tenant

V.S.F.B.

Landlord rep

Mark Ciobotaru

What happened

Landlord applied for an order requiring the Tenant to pay the rent that the Tenant owes. The preliminary issue was the standing of Ms. Rozas, who was named as a Tenant on the application but testified that she had vacated the unit in October 2023. The Landlord argued that there was no documentary evidence to support Ms. Rozas' testimony, but the Adjudicator found her testimony credible and persuasive, and allowed the application to be amended to remove Ms. Rozas as a Tenant.

The ruling

The Tenant, Mr. Bravo, shall pay the Landlord $4,179.19, which includes rent arrears owing up to May 6, 2024 and the cost of the application, minus the rent deposit and interest owing. If the Tenant does not pay the full amount by October 5, 2024, the Tenant will start to owe interest at 7.00% annually on the outstanding balance.