Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation v Murillo

Landlord wins · Windsor · 2025-04-16

Adjudicator

Jeremy Henderson

Dispute

Damage to Property, Substantial Interference

Notice

Impairing safety/Damage (N7)

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

W.E.C.H.C.

Tenant

M.M.

Landlord rep

Ashley Beyer, Cameron Parrott

What happened

The Landlord, a community housing corporation, applied to evict the Tenant for seriously impairing safety and willfully causing damage to the property. The Tenant was found to have disconnected the smoke alarm and stored excessive clutter, creating a significant fire risk. The Tenant did not attend the hearing. Evidence showed the unsafe conditions persisted even after a notice was served, with a subsequent inspection revealing the smoke detector was again disabled.

The ruling

The tenancy is terminated. The Tenant must vacate the rental unit by April 27, 2025. The Tenant is ordered to pay the Landlord $907.98, which covers compensation for use of the unit and the application fee. An additional daily compensation of $3.78 is owed from March 6, 2025, until the Tenant moves out. Relief from eviction was denied because the Tenant continued to disable fire safety equipment and did not address the clutter, posing an ongoing serious risk to other residents.