Colin Elsby

• Non-payment of rent
• Property damage
• Utility costs

The landlord applied to collect rent arrears, utility costs, and property damages from the former tenants. The tribunal ordered the tenants to pay rent arrears and utilities less their rent deposit and interest, while dismissing the damage claim.

• Deposit returned · $2,223
• Arrears · $2,170 · to the landlord
• Filing fee · $186 · to the landlord

• Unpaid utility costs · $261 · to the landlord

• Non-payment of rent
• Persistent late payment

The landlord's application for rent arrears was granted after the tenant vacated the rental unit. The tenant was ordered to pay $675.38 in outstanding arrears and application costs, after crediting the last month's rent deposit and accrued interest.

• Deposit returned · $1,500
• Deposit returned · $91
• Arrears · $2,080 · to the landlord
• Filing fee · $186 · to the landlord

• Non-payment of rent
• Property damage
• Rent deposit disputes
• Utility costs

The landlord's application for rent arrears and unpaid utility costs against the former tenant was granted, while the claim for property damage was dismissed.

• Deposit returned · $1,888
• Arrears · $9,830 · to the landlord
• Filing fee · $186 · to the landlord

• Unpaid water utility costs · $358 · to the landlord

• Non-payment of rent
• Persistent late payment

The landlord's application was granted in part. The tenant was ordered to pay outstanding rent arrears and application costs, less the rent deposit and accrued interest, with the tenancy terminated as the tenant had already vacated.

• Deposit returned · $2,750
• Deposit returned · $92
• Arrears · $4,287 · to the landlord
• Filing fee · $186 · to the landlord

• Substantial interference

The landlord's application to terminate the tenancy and evict the tenant for substantial interference was dismissed because the N5 notice was defective.

• The Landlord's application to terminate the tenancy and evict the Tenant is dismissed due to an invalid and incomplete N5 notice.

Unit 2, 156 Simcoe Street, West Nipissing

• Personal use eviction
• Bad faith eviction

The landlord applied to terminate the tenancy for his daughter's residential use, but the application was dismissed because the landlord failed to prove the notice was given in good faith.

• The Landlord's application is dismissed as the grounds for termination were not proven on a balance of probabilities.

12 Edwin Street, Brantford

• Non-payment of rent
• Property damage
• Substantial interference
• Utility costs

The landlord applied for compensation from the former tenant for unpaid rent, utilities, property damage, and substantial interference. The tribunal ordered the former tenant to pay $4,803.79, after offsetting the tenant's last month's rent deposit and accrued interest.

• Deposit returned · $1,279
• Arrears · $2,923 · to the landlord
• Damages · $1,220 · to the landlord
• Filing fee · $201 · to the landlord

• Out-of-pocket expenses for unpaid utility costs · $1,739 · to the landlord

• Property damage

The landlord's application seeking compensation from the former tenants for alleged bathtub damage was dismissed. The tribunal found that the landlord failed to prove the former tenants wilfully or negligently caused the damage.

• The Landlord's application for compensation for property damage is dismissed as the claim was not proved on a balance of probabilities.

Unit 801, 900 Dynes Road, Ottawa

• Substantial interference
• Utility costs

The landlord applied to evict the tenant for substantial interference after unpaid utility charges were transferred to the landlord's property tax bill. The tribunal granted relief from eviction because the tenant had paid the utility arrears in full, but ordered the tenant to reimburse the landlord's $186 application filing fee.

• Filing fee · $186 · to the landlord

• The Landlord's application for eviction is dismissed

• Property damage
• Utility costs

The landlord applied for compensation for water utility charges and alleged property damage from the former tenant. The tribunal dismissed the application because utilities were the landlord's responsibility under the tenancy agreement and the landlord failed to prove the tenant caused the water damage.

• The Landlord's application is dismissed as the claims for unpaid utilities and property damage were not proved.

Lower, 184 Livingstone Avenue, Toronto

• Persistent late payment
• Substantial interference
• Utility costs

The landlord's application to terminate the tenancy for persistent late payment of rent and substantial interference regarding unpaid utility costs was granted. The tenant was ordered to vacate the unit and pay outstanding compensation, utility expenses, and costs.

• Deposit returned · $2,444
• Arrears · $8,344 · to the landlord
• Filing fee · $186 · to the landlord

• Out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the landlord for unpaid utility costs · $2,580 · to the landlord

• Property damage

The landlord's application for compensation for damaged kitchen flooring was dismissed because the landlord failed to prove the reasonable cost of the repairs.

• The Landlord's application for compensation for undue damage is dismissed.

Apartment 104, 2255 University Avenue West, Windsor

• Illegal act
• Unauthorized occupants
• Breach of conditions

The landlord's application to terminate the tenancy and recover compensation was granted after the tenant was found to have knowingly misrepresented household income and composition in a rent-geared-to-income unit. The tenant was ordered to vacate by January 31, 2026, and to pay compensation capped at the tribunal's monetary jurisdiction limit plus costs.

• Damages · $50,000 · to the landlord
• Filing fee · $186 · to the landlord

• Substantial interference
• Safety concerns

The tribunal terminated the tenancy and ordered the tenant's eviction due to substantial interference and safety concerns arising from severe hoarding and clutter in the unit. The tenant was also ordered to pay daily compensation for use and occupation and reimburse the landlord's filing fee.

• Arrears · $6,126 · to the landlord
• Filing fee · $186 · to the landlord

• Daily compensation for use of the rental unit from September 3, 2025 until the tenant moves out · $43 · to the landlord

• Renovation and demolition
• Whether the Act applies

The tribunal dismissed the landlord's application to terminate the tenancy for conversion to non-residential use. It found that reconfiguring the unit into student housing remained residential accommodation under the Act.

• The Landlord's application to terminate the tenancy and for compensation is dismissed.

Unit 10, 519 Notre Dame Avenue, Greater Sudbury

• Substantial interference
• Safety concerns

The landlord applied to terminate the tenancy and evict the tenant due to severe clutter and unsanitary conditions that substantially interfered with others. The tribunal found the grounds proven but postponed eviction to January 16, 2026, ordering the tenant to pay compensation and costs.

• Arrears · $1,956 · to the landlord
• Filing fee · $186 · to the landlord

• Property damage
• Persistent late payment
• Substantial interference

The landlord's application to terminate the tenancy and evict the tenant was dismissed. The tribunal found that both the N5 notice and the N8 notice of termination were legally defective and lacked necessary particulars.

• The Landlord's application to terminate the tenancy and evict the Tenant is dismissed due to defective N5 and N8 notices.

Unit 2505, 231 Fort York Boulevard, Toronto

• Renovation and demolition

The landlord's application to terminate the tenancy for major repairs and renovations was dismissed because the landlord failed to obtain the required municipal building permits or take reasonable steps to obtain them.

• The Landlord’s application is dismissed because the required building permits were not obtained.

Unit 2, 351 Woodbine Avenue, Toronto

• Non-payment of rent
• Property damage

The landlord applied to collect rent arrears, an NSF cheque fee, and property damage costs from the former tenants. The tribunal awarded the landlord rent arrears and the NSF fee, credited the tenants' rent deposit and interest, and dismissed the landlord's damage claim.

• Deposit returned · $3,896
• Arrears · $3,844 · to the landlord
• Filing fee · $186 · to the landlord

• Landlord's damage claim dismissed as unproven
• Bank charges for NSF cheque · $7 · to the landlord

• Non-payment of rent
• Property damage
• Utility costs

The tribunal ordered the former tenants to pay $2,276.96 in unpaid utility costs and $186.00 to reimburse the application filing fee. The landlord's claims for rent arrears and property damage were dismissed.

• Filing fee · $186 · to the landlord

• unpaid utility costs · $2,277 · to the landlord

• Non-payment of rent
• Property damage
• Utility costs

The landlord's application against the former tenants for unpaid rent, utilities, and property damage was resolved by a consent order. The tenants agreed to pay the landlord $12,766.00 pursuant to a monthly payment plan.

• Tenant shall pay $12,766.00 in scheduled monthly installments to settle the application · $12,766 · to the landlord

• Non-payment of rent

The landlord's application for rent arrears and compensation against the former tenant was granted. The tenant was ordered to pay $1,784.24, reflecting total arrears and the application fee minus the held rent deposit.

• Deposit returned · $2,300
• Arrears · $3,898 · to the landlord
• Filing fee · $186 · to the landlord

• Renovation and demolition

The landlord's application to terminate the tenancy and evict the tenant for extensive repairs or renovations was dismissed. The landlord failed to pay the required statutory compensation by the termination date set out in the notice.

• The Landlord's application to terminate the tenancy and evict the Tenant is dismissed.

Unit C, 282 Mississaga Street West, Orillia

• Substantial interference
• Breach of conditions

The landlord's application to terminate the tenancy due to substantial interference from smoking was granted conditionally. The tenancy continues provided the tenant complies with a 24-month no-smoking condition enforceable under section 78, and the tenant was ordered to pay the landlord's filing fee.

• Filing fee · $186 · to the landlord

• Tenancy continues subject to the condition that the tenant and occupants refrain from smoking or vaping any substance inside the unit, on the balcony, or in common areas for 24 months, enforceable under section 78 · to the landlord

• Persistent late payment

The landlord established that the tenant was persistently late in paying rent. The tribunal granted relief from eviction on the condition that the tenant pays rent on time each month for a twelve-month period.

• Filing fee · $186 · to the landlord

• Non-payment of rent
• Property damage
• Substantial interference
• Whether the Act applies

The landlord's application for rent arrears, substantial interference costs, and property damage was dismissed. The tribunal found that the arrangement was commercial in nature and outside the Board's jurisdiction.

• The Landlord's application is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction under the Act.

• Property damage
• Substantial interference

The landlord's application for $32,355.23 in property damage compensation was dismissed because the landlord failed to prove the tenant wilfully or negligently caused the water damage.

• The landlord's claim for $32,355.23 in damages and the remainder of the application are dismissed

• Renovation and demolition

The landlord's application to terminate the tenancy for renovations was dismissed because the N13 notice of termination was defective.

• The Landlord's application to terminate the tenancy and evict the Tenant is dismissed due to a defective N13 notice.

Upper, 15 Burnview Crescent, Toronto

• Persistent late payment

The landlord applied to terminate the tenancy and evict the tenants based on persistent late payment of rent. The tribunal dismissed the application because the landlord failed to prove the agreed rent due date or establish that the rent was persistently late.

• The Landlord's application to terminate the tenancy and evict the Tenant for persistent late payment is dismissed because the grounds were not proved.

Apartment 1006, 2500 Bathurst Street, Toronto