More Abuse Of Our Justice System By Tenants

I've written a number of posts lately about Ontario tenants who abuse the system and the calls from the judiciary to have tenancy laws reformed. A decision released recently is another all-too-familiar example of how residential tenants can game the system to their advantage.

The tenant entered into a one-year lease agreement with the landlord on July 15, 2015. He took possession of the unit on July 20, 2015. He paid his first and last month's rent but did not make any of the other rental payments (which were to be $1,400 per month).

This tenant in this case was "proactive" (if you will) and brought his own application to the Landlord and Tenant Board asserting that the landlord damaged his possessions and harassed him. The purpose of this application was to set-off against the rental arrears that were owed.