Law360 Canada ( July 16, 2025, 2:14 PM EDT) -- Appeal by tenant from denial of application for stay of order of possession pending hearing of his judicial review application. The tenant removed pieces of artwork from the laundry room of the apartment building, claiming he did so to preserve the artwork from potential disposal. The landlord reported the removal as a theft to police, though no charges were laid after the artwork was returned. The landlord served a notice to end the tenancy, alleging that the tenant engaged in illegal activity jeopardizing the landlord’s lawful interests. The tenant sought to have the notice set aside, but an arbitrator ruled in favour of the landlord and issued an order for possession of the rented premises. The tenant’s application for review by an adjudicator was rejected. He then brought a petition for judicial review and sought to have the order for possession stayed pending judicial review. The chambers judge dismissed the application for a stay, holding that the tenant did not have an arguable case. The issues were whether the tenant presented an arguable case to challenge the arbitrator’s decision terminating his tenancy on judicial review and whether the balance of convenience favoured granting a stay of the order of possession pending the judicial review application....