Woodhouse v Bowers

Landlord wins · London · 2023-11-16

Adjudicator

Candace Aboussafy

Dispute

Damage to Property

Notice

N5 Notice of Termination

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

C.M.W., J.U.

Tenant

K.B., V.B.

What happened

Landlords applied for an order to terminate the tenancy and evict the Tenants due to wilful or negligent damage to the rental unit, including damage to the stove, clogged drains, broken window, and removal of a smoke detector.

The ruling

The Landlords' claims for damages to the stove were dismissed, but the Tenants were ordered to pay $150 for the broken window, $355.75 for clogged drains and smoke detector replacement, and $186 for the application filing fee, for a total of $691.75.