Court File and Parties

Citation: Gill v. Williams, 2025 ONSC 6348

Divisional Court File No.: 748/24

Date: 20250908

Superior Court of Justice – Ontario

Divisional Court

Re: Karin Gill and Pritpal Gill, Landlords

And: Kelsey Williams, Jessica Munday, Logan Fargo, Kyrin Gaudier-Boudreau, Bailey Reinhart, and Jann Klea Santiago, Tenants

Before: Justice Shore

Counsel: Karin Gill and Pritpal Gill, Self-Represented Landlords Mr. Morden, Agent for Andrew Beney, Counsel for the Respondent, Kelsey Williams

Heard: September 8, 2025

Endorsement

[1] The Landlord Appellant seeks to appeal the decision of the Landlord and Tenant Board dated March 28, 2024 and the reconsideration decision dated October 3, 2024 requiring the Landlords to pay the Tenant $12,330.30.

[2] In December 2024, I expressed concerns about the delay in moving this matter forward. On March 26, 2025, a direction was made by this court requiring the Appellants to file their materials by May 30, 2025.

[3] On May 30, 2025, they requested an extension. Justice O’Brien directed that they Appellants were to provide justification for the request for an extension by July 13 or the Appeal would be dismissed.

[4] On July 23, 2025, Justice Matheson gave the Appellants yet a further opportunity to proceed with their appeal. The Appellants were given until August 8, 2025 to file their materials and advise that no further extensions would be provided.

[5] Justice Matheson reminded the Appellants of their obligations to move the Appeal forward. On July 28, the request for a further adjournment in a case conference was denied and the Appellants’ vague responses regarding his medical condition was deemed not sufficient.

[6] Justice Matheson directed that the appeal be heard as scheduled on September 8, 2025 and that the Tenant Respondent would be permitted to ask that the Appeal be dismissed for delay and for the Appellants’ failure to file material.

[7] The Direction also stated that if the Appellant was to rely on medical evidence, a general note would not be sufficient.

[8] The parties attended today (September 8, 2025). There are still no court documents for the Appeal and the Appeal can not proceed. This morning the Appellant e-mailed the letter from his doctor to the court office. The letter was dated September 2, 2025. He waited until this morning to e-mail it to the court and did not provide a copy to the other side.

[9] To say that the letter is vague is an understatement. It simply states that the Appellant has had appointments over the last few weeks that may have affected their ability to file submissions.

[10] The Appeal can not proceed. I am not prepared to grant any further adjournments or extensions.

[11] The Appeal is dismissed and the stay is lifted forthwith.

Shore J.

Released: November 13, 2025