Talk:Defining a Tenant

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The following are a list of legal question(s) that are open for analysis

Tenant Without Posession

  • Is it possible for a person to be considered a tenant under the RTA if that person has never occupied the rental unit?

Decision under Review

Facts Not in Dispute

  • ZW never lived at or occupied the rental unit
  • ZW rented the rental unit for her relatives; after they moved, another tenant (VN), who is her friend, moved into the rental unit.
  • ZW recalls the N9 notice to terminate the tenancy that forms the basis of the Landlord’s L3 application as it had her name and signature on it; she testified that after she received the N12 notice of termination from the new Landlord, she gave the N9 with a letter explaining that she was not a Tenant of the rental unit, in response.
  • ZW confirmed she filed this motion to explain to the Board her status and obtain a determination that she was not a Tenant.