Purvis v Cowan

Landlord wins · Stratford · 2025-05-09

Adjudicator

Jane Dean

Dispute

Non-payment of Rent

Notice

Non-payment of rent (N4)

Amount

$5-10K

Landlord

N.P.

Tenant

A.C.

What happened

The Landlord applied to terminate the tenancy and evict the Tenant due to significant rent arrears. The Tenant challenged the validity of the Landlord's address provided for service as the Landlord resides outside the country. The Board addressed the preliminary issue of the Landlord's address for service, the feasibility of a payment plan, and the impact of eviction on the Tenant's children versus the Landlord's financial and medical hardship.

The ruling

The tenancy is terminated effective July 1, 2025, unless the Tenant voids the order by paying the full amount of arrears and fees. If the Tenant does not void, they must move out by July 1, 2025, and pay the Landlord $9,166.87 (representing arrears to the hearing date minus the deposit and interest). The Board granted a delay in eviction until July to accommodate the school year for the Tenant's children, but rejected a long-term payment plan as prejudicial to the Landlord.