Mohammed v Mason

Landlord wins · North York · 2025-07-22

Adjudicator

Sheena Brar

Dispute

Non-payment of Rent

Notice

Non-payment of rent (N4)

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

R.M.

Tenant

S.M.

What happened

The Landlord applied for an order to terminate the tenancy and evict the Tenant for non-payment of rent. During the hearing, the Member determined that the N4 Notice was defective because it failed to specify the room number in a rooming house, which is a strict statutory requirement. The Landlord subsequently converted the application to a request for rent arrears only, seeking payment without eviction.

The ruling

The application for eviction was denied due to a defective N4 notice. However, the Landlord was granted an order for rent arrears. The Tenant is ordered to pay the Landlord $3,816.00 by August 2, 2025. If payment is not made, simple interest of 4.00% will accrue starting August 3, 2025. Note: The ordered total of $3,816.00 appears to contain a calculation error in the document, as the stated arrears ($3,000.00) and filing fee ($186.00) sum to $3,186.00.