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LTB Order LTB-L-038905-26 – Eviction for Breach of Prior Order | Vaughan, Ontario

Sbeit v. Tams & Farrage – Section 78 Eviction Order for Failure to Pay Outstanding Utility Costs

🕑 Case timeline

Application Date: Date not provided (within 30 days of breach)

Hearing Date: No hearing held

Order Issued: May 11, 2026

Termination Date: May 22, 2026

Eviction Deadline: May 22, 2026

ℹ️ Case overview

Case Number: LTB-L-038905-26
Address: Unit E12, 26 Bruce St, Vaughan ON L4L0H4
Form Used: Section 78 application (no hearing required)
Served By: Date not provided
Amount Awarded: -$(2,685.48) +$85.48 per day starting May 12, 2026
Decision In Favor: Landlords
Application Type: Eviction for breach of prior LTB order conditions (failure to pay outstanding utility costs)
RTA Sections: Section 78 – Application without notice based on breach of prior order, Section 78(6) – Order under which this decision is made, Section 78(9) – Tenant's right to file motion to set aside within 10 days, Section 81 – Expiry of eviction order if not enforced within 6 months

👥 Parties involved

Landlord: Gebran Sbeit and Elena Sbeit
Landlord Rep: Self Represented
Tenant: Ibrahim Tams and Vera Farrage
Tenant Rep: Self Represented
Adjudicator: Kelly Delaney
Keywords: Section 78, breach of order, utility costs, eviction, rent deposit, daily compensation, Vaughan, Residential Tenancies Act 2006

⚖️ Decision summary

Tenancy terminated effective May 22, 2026; tenants must vacate by that date.
Landlords may file with the Court Enforcement Office (Sheriff) from May 23, 2026 if the unit is not vacated.
Landlords authorized to deduct $85.48 per day from the net amount owed to tenants for each day of occupation from May 12, 2026 onward.
Tenants have until May 21, 2026 to file a motion to set aside the order under Section 78(9) of the RTA, which would stay the order and trigger a hearing.
The eviction portion of the order expires November 23, 2026 if not filed with the Sheriff by that date.

⚠️ Dispute summary

Landlords applied under Section 78 RTA after tenants breached a prior order (LTB-L-101235-25) by not paying $728.92 in outstanding utility costs by April 30, 2026.
The prior order also required payment of utility charges and costs related to substantial interference, which remains enforceable separately.
No hearing was held; the application was processed on the papers within the required 30-day window.

📑 Findings & determinations

The prior LTB order permitted a Section 78 application without notice if tenants failed to meet specified conditions.
Tenants failed to pay $728.92 toward outstanding utility costs by April 30, 2026, constituting a breach of the prior order.
The LTB lacks authority under Section 78 to order payment of unpaid utility charges; the prior order (LTB-L-101235-25) remains enforceable for those amounts separately.
Landlords are entitled to request compensation for damage as the prior order included such a provision.
The rent deposit of $2,600.00 and interest of $60.88 (March 31, 2025 to May 11, 2026) exceed the compensation and filing costs owed, leaving a net amount of $1,745.96 in tenants' favour before daily compensation offsets.

💡 Summary points

Tenants failed to pay $728.92 in outstanding utility costs by April 30, 2026, breaching the prior LTB order LTB-L-101235-25.
Application was filed within 30 days of the breach and decided without a hearing under Section 78 of the RTA.
Tenancy terminated; tenants must vacate by May 22, 2026, or face Sheriff enforcement from May 23, 2026.
Landlords hold a $2,600.00 rent deposit plus $60.88 interest, which exceeds the compensation owed, resulting in a net balance of -$1,745.96 in favour of tenants before daily compensation.
Landlords entitled to $85.48 per day compensation from May 12, 2026 until the unit is vacated.
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