Notice Law - N8 Persistent Late Payment

TSL-02314-19 (Re), 2019 CanLII 87054 (ON LTB)

10. The Tenant testified that prior to December, 2018, he paid his rent late because his pay periods did not align with the days when his rent was due. In other words, he paid the rent late because he was waiting to be paid by his employer.

11. The Tenant testified that in December, 2018, he lost his job. The Tenant testified that he has not paid any rent since then because he did not have any income. The Tenant testified that he only recently began receiving employment insurance because his employer did not provide a record of employment to complete his EI application.

12. The Tenant testified that he is now receiving $964.00 bi-weekly from employment insurance and he is able to pay the rent on time. The Tenant testified that his monthly expenses total $1,582.00, including rent ($904), internet ($60), cell phone ($58), transportation ($120), food for himself ($400) and dog food ($40).

13. The problem is that I am not satisfied on a balance of probabilities that the Tenant can afford the rent. The Tenant did not come to the hearing with any documentation to corroborate his evidence about his financial situation. The Tenant already owes the Landlord approximately $3,600.00 in arrears of rent and in his testimony the Tenant was unable to provide a concrete date when he will be able to pay the Landlord this amount.

TSL-49814-14 (Re), 2015 CanLII 15596 (ON LTB)

6. The Tenant submitted that the N8 notice was defective because the termination date was not the end of the term or a period of the tenancy.

13. I would disagree with the Tenant on this point. The fact that the Landlord included a month in error does not nullify the N8 notice. The issue that must be determined by the Board is whether the Tenant paid his rent on time and if not, would the number of times he failed to do so meet the threshold of being “persistently late” in paying his rent. With respect to the notice, the issue is whether or not it contains sufficient particulars that the Tenant knows the case to be met.