Native People of Thunder Bay Development Corporation v Ritch

Landlord wins · Thunder Bay · 2023-12-05

Adjudicator

Margo den Haan

Dispute

Damage to Property

Notice

N5 Notice of Termination - Wilful or Negligent Damage

Amount

$5-10K

Landlord

N.P.O.T.B.D.C.

Tenant

K.R., T.M.

Landlord rep

Cindy Pareigis

What happened

The Landlord applied for an order to terminate the tenancy and evict the Tenants due to wilful or negligent damage to the rental unit. A murder occurred at the rental unit on November 1, 2022, and the Landlord found extensive damage to the unit upon inspection. The Landlord served the Tenants with two N5 notices, but the Tenants did not respond or address the damage.

The ruling

The tenancy is terminated effective December 31, 2022, the date the Landlord became aware the Tenants had vacated. The Tenants must pay the Landlord $5,929.98 for reasonable costs to repair undue damage and $186.00 for the application filing costs, for a total of $6,115.98. If not paid by December 16, 2023, the Tenants will owe 7% annual interest.