Landlord Wins Eviction Case Against Tenant Behind on Rent in Barrie: 2786947 Ontario Inc. v Benfield 2023

Case Study

The Tenant indicated that he had given the first year's rent money to the Landlord's real estate agent and then the agent subsequently left the country without applying the money he paid to the rent. However, the Tenant had no evidence available on the hearing date to provide any proof that this exchange took place. The Tenant is a single dad with a 2 year old daughter and has been getting OW to support his monthly expenses and he receives some supplemental income from his ex, however, the amount he receives is not enough to cover the ongoing rent. The Tenant also admittedly had not paid any rent to the Landlord since July of 2022. Therefore, a payment plan would not be appropriate under the circumstances.