Trowbridge v. Skjodt

Landlord wins · 2024-07-18

Adjudicator

O'Brien J.

Dispute

Personal Use, Renovation, Major Repairs

Notice

Personal use (N12)

Amount

$5-10K

Landlord

D.S.

Tenant

K.T.

Landlord rep

D. Levitt, S. Toole

Tenant rep

A Oye-Adeniran, J. Bailey

What happened

Tenant appealed an LTB order terminating his tenancy based on the landlord's N12 notice for personal use. The landlord claimed he and his wife intended to occupy the unit after renovations, including installing accessibility features. The tenant argued the landlord should have used an N13 notice for renovations instead.

The ruling

The Divisional Court dismissed the tenant's appeal of the LTB order terminating his tenancy. The court found no legal errors in the LTB's decision to accept the landlord's N12 notice for personal use, despite planned renovations. The tenant must vacate by August 31, 2024, and pay $6,000 in legal costs to the landlord.