Zhang v Weinrib
Landlord wins · North York · 2025-12-09
- Adjudicator
- Jitewa Edu
- Dispute
- Maintenance, Non-payment of Rent, Substantial Interference
- Notice
- Non-payment of rent (N4)
- Amount
- >$20K
- Landlord
- J.Z.
- Tenant
- G.W.
- Landlord rep
- J. Lin, C. Hu
- Tenant rep
- O. Leyensen
What happened
The Landlord applied to terminate the tenancy and evict the Tenant for non-payment of rent. The Tenant raised ten maintenance and interference issues under section 82, including claims about ants, noisy pipes, a broken door seal, a leaking refrigerator, and faulty garage taps. The Landlord frequently attempted to charge the Tenant $60 for maintenance visits and suggested the Tenant perform repairs herself. While the Tenant had already vacated via Sheriff's eviction, the LTB determined significant arrears were owed, offset by a partial rent abatement for several valid maintenance failures by the Landlord.
The ruling
The tenancy was terminated effective November 28, 2024. The Tenant is ordered to pay the Landlord $21,704.04 by January 9, 2026. This amount reflects $32,072.86 in rent arrears and the filing fee, minus the rent deposit, interest, and $5,152.00 in rent abatement awarded for the Landlord's maintenance failures.