Case Study

LTB Order LTB-L-074874-24 – Rent Arrears and Utility Costs Against Former Tenant Karlie Hammar, Kitchener

Landlord awarded $2,437.28 for unpaid rent, utilities, and filing costs after former tenants vacated 387 Krug Street

🕑 Case timeline

Application Date: Filed within one year of July 26, 2024 (exact date not stated in order)

Hearing Date: July 23, 2025

Order Issued: July 29, 2025

Termination Date: July 31, 2024

Eviction Deadline: N/A – former tenants already vacated July 26, 2024

ℹ️ Case overview

Case Number: LTB-L-074874-24
Address: 1, 387 Krug Street, Kitchener ON N2B1K9
Form Used: Notice of termination or agreement to terminate
Served By: Mail to former tenants' current place of residence
Amount Awarded: $2,437.28
Decision In Favor: Landlord
Application Type: Claim for unpaid rent, daily compensation, and unpaid utility costs against former tenants after vacating
RTA Sections: Section 87 – Application for arrears of rent, Section 88.2 – Application for utility costs owed by former tenant, Section 191(1.0.1) – Permitted methods of service

👥 Parties involved

Landlord: Elyse Emslie-Hopkins and Michael Hopkins
Landlord Rep: Self Represented
Tenant: Karlie Hammar (Former Tenant); Dustin Hammar removed due to consumer proposal)
Tenant Rep: Self Represented
Adjudicator: Ilan Shingait
Keywords: rent arrears, unpaid utilities, former tenant, consumer proposal, joint tenancy, daily compensation, application filing fee, L10 application

⚖️ Decision summary

Karlie Hammar shall pay $1,890.45 for rent and compensation owing to July 31, 2024.
Karlie Hammar shall pay $345.83 for unpaid utility costs (60% share of heat, electricity, and water).
Karlie Hammar shall pay $201.00 for the application filing fee.
Total judgment: $2,437.28, due on or before August 31, 2025.
Simple interest at 4.00% per annum accrues on any outstanding balance from September 1, 2025.

⚠️ Dispute summary

Landlords applied for unpaid rent and daily compensation owed up to July 31, 2024, plus out-of-pocket utility costs the former tenants were contractually required to cover.
Former tenants did not dispute the amounts but raised financial hardship, requesting an extension to pay; landlords agreed to an extension to August 31, 2025.
Dustin Hammar's consumer proposal, filed after the vacate date, shielded his share of the debt; the full order was issued solely against Karlie Hammar.

📑 Findings & determinations

The application was filed within one year of the former tenants vacating, satisfying the statutory limitation period.
Service of the L10 application, Notice of Hearing, and evidence package was effected by mail on June 18, 2025, deemed served June 23, 2025, in compliance with s.191(1.0.1) of the RTA and Rule 3.3 of the LTB Rules of Procedure.
Dustin Hammar's consumer proposal (filed January 17, 2025) protects him from the debt; he is removed as a party and the order issues against Karlie Hammar alone.
Lawful monthly rent was $2,350.00; daily compensation rate is $77.26 ($2,350 x 12 ÷ 365).
Rent arrears and daily compensation owing to July 31, 2024 total $1,890.45; there is no last month's rent deposit to offset.
Former tenants were required to pay 60% of utility costs; unpaid heat, electricity, and water charges amount to $345.83.
Application filing fee of $201.00 is awarded to the landlords.

💡 Summary points

Former tenants Dustin and Karlie Hammar vacated the unit on July 26, 2024; tenancy ended July 31, 2024.
Dustin Hammar filed a consumer proposal on January 17, 2025 and was removed as a party; all amounts ordered against Karlie Hammar only.
Karlie Hammar owes $1,890.45 in rent arrears and compensation, $345.83 in unpaid utility costs (60% share of heat, electricity, and water), and $201.00 in filing fees.
Total amount ordered is $2,437.28, payable by August 31, 2025; simple interest at 4.00% annually applies to any balance remaining after that date.
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Ilan Shingait