Reijns v Mackinnon

Tenant wins · Belleville · 2022-02-02

Adjudicator

Diane Wade

Dispute

Damages

Landlord

A.R.

Tenant

E.M., M.T.

What happened

Landlord applied for an order to terminate the tenancy and evict Tenants due to alleged willful or negligent damage to the premises, specifically a glass-top stove. Landlord also sought compensation for the damage. The application was dismissed as the damage was deemed accidental, not willful or negligent.

The ruling

The Landlord's application for compensation and eviction due to alleged willful or negligent damage to a glass-top stove was dismissed. The damage was determined to be accidental, not meeting the criteria for willful or negligent behavior under the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006.