Does a tenant have jurisdiction to claim damages to the premises after the tenant vacates the premises?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Finney v Cepovski, 2015 CanLII 48918 (ON SCSM):
24. On the other hand, in Mercier v. Hawco, [2014] O.J. No. 56 (Sm. Cl. Ct.), I found that the court had jurisdiction over a claim for damage to the premises which occurred after the tenant vacated the premises. The tenant had left pets in the unit for 24 hours after moving out, during which time they caused the damage.
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