Sarangan v. Morguard Nar Canada Limited Partnership
Landlord wins · 2018-05-07
- Adjudicator
- C. Horkins
- Dispute
- Damage to Property, Tenant-initiated Termination
- Amount
- >$20K
- Landlord
- Morguard Nar Canada Limited Partnership
- Tenant
- L.S., R.B.
- Landlord rep
- Martin P. Zarnett
- Tenant rep
- Glenroy K. Bastien
What happened
The landlord applied to terminate the tenancy and sought compensation for mould removal allegedly caused by tenants' willful or negligent conduct. The Landlord and Tenant Board granted the application, terminating the tenancy and ordering tenants to pay $24,351.50 for repair costs. Tenants appealed the decision to the Divisional Court.
The ruling
The Divisional Court dismissed the tenants' appeal of the LTB decision. The court found no error of law in the LTB's ruling that terminated the tenancy and ordered the tenants to pay $24,351.50 for mould damage repair costs. The court also ordered the tenants to pay $2,500 in legal costs to the landlord.