Walker v Di Corrado

Tenant wins · St Catharines · 2025-04-01

Adjudicator

Alicia Johnson

Dispute

Substantial Interference

Notice

Persistent late payment (N5)

Landlord

T.W.

Tenant

H.D.C.

What happened

Landlord applied to terminate the tenancy and evict the Tenant due to substantial interference with the reasonable enjoyment or lawful right, privilege or interest of the Landlord or another tenant. The Landlord alleged the Tenant placed excessive garbage outside the rental unit, contributing to a rodent infestation in the building.

The ruling

Landlord's application dismissed. Landlord failed to prove Tenant solely responsible for garbage issues or that Tenant's unit was unhygienic and contributing to infestation. Some garbage likely from other tenants.