Tang v Corcoran

Tenant wins · Thornhill · 2025-06-18

Adjudicator

Sheena Brar

Dispute

Non-payment of Rent, Tenant-initiated Termination

Notice

Tenant's Notice to End Tenancy (N9)

Landlord

J.T.

Tenant

N.R.C.

Landlord rep

Y.T.Li

What happened

The Landlord filed an application for rent arrears, claiming the Tenant did not provide proper notice to terminate the tenancy. The Tenant argued they sent an N9 notice via text message on November 30, 2024, for a termination date of February 3, 2025. The Landlord claimed not to have seen the text message until January 5, 2025, but the Board found the text message to be a valid form of service, as they had communicated via text before and the tenancy agreement didn't specify a method of service.

The ruling

The Landlord's application for rent arrears is dismissed. The Board determined that the Tenant provided a valid N9 Notice to End the Tenancy via text message, a method of communication previously used by the parties. Consequently, the tenancy was legally terminated as of February 3, 2025, and the Tenant owes no further rent.