Melvin Apartments Inc. v Staios

Landlord sought a 'standard order' for eviction based on the amount of arrears and the lack of acknowledgement of the arrears. The arrears were described as substantial with a few good faith payments made by the Tenant since the application was filed. The Landlord was not agreeable to a repayment plan at the hearing as they had attempted to come to an agreement prior to the hearing however there was no response from the Tenant.

Landlord's Agent testified that they attempted to communicate with the Tenants regarding a repayment plan, however there was no response from the Tenant about the repayment of arrears as the Tenants did not think that they owed the arrears.

Tenants testified that they had cleared all of the arrears based on a previous Board order, and provided the file number for the previous order.

Tenants testified that a portion of the rent had been paid by Efthimia Staios' ODSP and that her son's payment for the balance had not been paid. Tenant Theodore Plastaras testified that he started a new job in December 2022 and his work hours had decreased shortly thereafter, but that he is currently working and makes an income of $2,600 per month and could pay an additional $300-$400 on top of the monthly rent.