📍 Toronto, Ontario
applied for an order requiring Samson Gawri (the 'Former Tenant') to pay the rent and daily compensation that the Former Tenant owes. Yingkai Dong (the 'Landlord') applied for an order requiring Samson Gawri (the 'Former Tenant') to pay the Landlord's reasonable out-of-pocket costs that the Landlord incurred or will incur to repair or replace undue damage to property. The damage was caused wilfully or negligently by the Former Tenant, another occupant of the rental unit or someone the Former Tenant permitted in the residential complex. This application was heard by videoconference on December 23, 2025, at 09:00 am.
It is ordered that: File Number: LTB-L-008539-24 Order Page 3 of 4 1. The Former Tenant shall pay to the Landlord $4,950.00, which represents rent and compensation owing up to October 31, 2025. 2. The Former Tenant shall also pay to the Landlord $201.00 for the cost of filing the application. 3. The Landlord owes $5,151.00 which is the amount of the rent deposit and interest on the rent deposit, and this is deducted from the amount owing by the Former Tenant. 4. If the Former Tenant the full amount owing on or before January 19, 2026, the Former Tenant will start to owe interest. This will be simple interest calculated from January 20, 2026, at 4.00% annually on the balance outstanding. January 8, 2026 ____________________________ Date Issued Kelly Delaney Member, Landlord and Tenant Board 15 Grosvenor Street, Ground Floor Toronto ON M7A 2G6
This Landlord application — Damage to property application — was granted.
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