THEVARASAN v KEMP

Tenant wins · Brampton · 2025-05-01

Adjudicator

Panagiotis Peter Roupas

Dispute

Demolition

Notice

Demolition or conversion (N13)

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

H.T.

Tenant

E.K., R.W.

What happened

Landlord applied to evict Tenants to demolish the rental unit, serving an N13 notice. The Tenants contested, arguing the notice was invalid because it was confusing, mentioning both 'demolition' and 'renovation' with details of 'necessary repairs and small layout changes'. The Board found the notice lacked clarity and was therefore invalid, leading to the dismissal of the Landlord's application.

The ruling

The Landlord's application to evict the Tenants for the purpose of demolition is dismissed because the N13 notice served was found to be invalid due to a lack of clarity. The notice confusingly referenced both demolition and renovation. The Tenants are ordered to repay the $1,550.00 compensation they received from the Landlord by May 31, 2025.