Ottawa Community Housing v Slack

Tenant wins · Ottawa · 2025-06-10

Adjudicator

Robert Patchett

Dispute

Non-payment of Rent, Procedural Fairness

Notice

Non-payment of rent (N4)

Landlord

O.C.H.

Tenant

C.S.

Tenant rep

Esther Desbiens

What happened

The Landlord's application for non-payment of rent, which resulted in a February 25, 2025 order, was reviewed at the Tenant's request. The Tenant claimed they were unable to attend the original hearing due to technical issues with their phone and internet. The Board found this reason credible and granted the review. At the review hearing, the Landlord failed to appear. Consequently, the Board deemed the Landlord had abandoned their application and dismissed it, cancelling the original order.

The ruling

The Tenant's request to review a prior order is granted because they were unable to participate in the original hearing. The prior order, issued February 25, 2025, is cancelled. As the Landlord failed to attend the review hearing, their application is dismissed.