Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation v Russell

Split/Other wins · Windsor · 2025-04-16

Adjudicator

Jeremy Henderson

Dispute

Damage to Property, Substantial Interference

Notice

Illegal act or impairing safety (N7)

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

W.E.C.H.C.

Tenant

C.R.

Landlord rep

Ashley Beyer, Cameron Parrott

What happened

The Landlord, a community housing corporation, applied to evict the Tenant for seriously impairing the safety of other residents. The application was based on the Tenant repeatedly disconnecting the smoke detector in his unit, which was discovered during mandatory monthly fire safety inspections. The Tenant did not attend the hearing.

The ruling

The tenancy is not terminated. It is allowed to continue under the strict condition that the Tenant does not tamper with, remove, or disable any fire safety equipment for a period of two years. If the Tenant breaches this condition, the Landlord can apply for an eviction order without notice to the Tenant. Additionally, the Tenant is ordered to pay the Landlord $186.00 for the application filing fee.