Mark Melchers

Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) Adjudicator Past Decisions

Overview

Total Orders

212

Orders since 2024

75

Eviction Relief Granted to Tenant since 2024

16

Landlord's Notice Found Invalid since 2024

14

Hearing to Order
21days
Order to Termination
11days

Order Outcomes
PRO

Contested disputes are those where both parties were present at the hearing

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Landlord Wins
30 orders60%
Tenant Wins
30 orders30%
Agreement
30 orders10%

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Eviction Relief Granted to Tenant 16 Orders since 2024
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Lanlord's Notice Found Invalid 14 Orders since 2024
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Contested Dispute by Category
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    • Personal Use13

      Landlord Win Rate: 69.23%

    • Illegal Act6

      Landlord Win Rate: 66.67%

    • Persistent Late Payment6

      Landlord Win Rate: 50%

    • Property Damage6

      Landlord Win Rate: 83.33%

    • Bad Faith Eviction5

      Landlord Win Rate: 60%

    • Harassment5

      Landlord Win Rate: 60%

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    Latest Orders

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    Ahmad v L* Luo

    Contested Dispute
    Tenant Wins

    Tenant awarded abatement after landlord moved a new occupant into common areas 15 days before the tenancy ended.

    Testimony Contested
    ContentionModerate

    Wang v Hawken

    Contested Dispute
    Landlord Wins

    Guelph tenant evicted for disabling the building's furnace based on paranoid theories.

    Tenant Aggravating Factor
    Testimony Contested
    Section 82 Issues Raised and Permitted
    ContentionExtreme

    Flowers v Fahel & Co Property Management

    Contested Dispute
    Tenant Wins
    December 18, 2025
    Ottawa

    Ottawa tenant awarded nearly $10,000 after landlord neglected sewage flood damage and mould for 14 months.

    Landlord Aggravating Factor
    ContentionHigh

    King v Vishwanathan

    Contested Dispute
    Landlord Wins
    November 21, 2025
    Kitchener

    Tenants' bad faith claim was dismissed by the LTB because they could not prove a termination notice was ever issued.

    Testimony Contested
    ContentionModerate

    Gjura v 14045793 Canada Inc

    Uncontested Dispute
    Tenant Wins
    November 13, 2025
    Windsor

    The LTB confirmed that a numbered corporation can be a residential tenant if the unit is intended for and used as a residence.

    ContentionModerate

    Adler v Minas

    Contested Dispute
    Landlord Wins

    LTB clarifies that successor landlords, including mortgagees, are responsible for tenant deposits, dismissing a claim against original owners.

    Landlord Aggravating Factor
    Testimony Contested
    ContentionExtreme

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