The applicant First Nation brought an application for possession of a residential unit on the reserve and payment of rent arrears against the respondents.
The respondents failed to defend the application.
The court found it had jurisdiction to hear the matter as a private law contract, noting that provincial landlord and tenant legislation does not apply on reserves.
The court granted the application, finding multiple breaches of the lease agreement including rent arrears, unlawful use of the premises, changing locks, and continuing to reside in the premises after a fire rendered it uninhabitable.
The respondents were ordered to vacate and pay $4,900 in arrears.
