10.11.2026 21:30
Two comedians living in Canada alleged that their landlord was trying to evict them because they passed too much gas. The landlord, who lives upstairs, blamed the tenants for high readings on an air quality monitor, claiming they smoked indoors. The couple denied the accusations and argued that the device was affected by their flatulence. As the dispute went to court, it has not yet been decided whether the couple will be evicted.
Comedians S.E. Grummett and Sam Kruger, who live in Toronto, Canada, faced the risk of losing their home due to a dispute with their landlord. The dispute over the eviction of the two tenants began with the results from an air quality monitoring device.
LANDLORD SUSPECTED THEY WERE SMOKING The two comedians, who perform under the name Creepy Boys, lived on the ground floor and in the basement of a two-story house. The landlord, who lived upstairs, was concerned about the air quality in his home because the two living spaces used a shared ventilation system.
The landlord, who had a lung condition, noticed that volatile organic compounds (VOCs) had risen to high levels on the air quality monitor he was using.
The landlord, who thought this was caused by the tenants downstairs smoking in the house, warned the couple. However, Grummett and Kruger denied the accusation, stating that they did not smoke inside the house.
S.E. Grummett and Sam Kruger THEY REACHED A SURPRISING CONCLUSION WHILE INVESTIGATING THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM The couple began changing their habits at home to understand why the device was showing high readings.
The pair, who stopped cooking for a while, did not use scented products, and considered different possibilities, nevertheless stated that the rise in the readings continued.
Suspecting the readings that rose especially at night, the couple found in their research that the device could also be affected by human breath and other bodily activities.
"WE'RE BEING EVICTED BECAUSE WE PASS TOO MUCH GAS" Grummett and Kruger suggested that the increase in the air quality reading could be caused by their passing gas.
In the fundraising campaign they launched to cover their legal costs, they described their situation as follows: "We are being unfairly evicted from our home because we pass too much gas. Really. This is not a joke. We wish we were joking."
While the couple argued that the landlord's suspicion that they smoked was wrong, they stated that they suspected the device was detecting their passing gas.
However, it was not independently verified that the rise in the readings was really caused by passing gas.
S.E. Grummett and Sam Kruger LANDLORD SENT AN EVICTION NOTICE As the dispute between the parties grew, the landlord sent the tenants an eviction notice.
In the official notice, the eviction reason was given not as excessive passing of gas, but as the landlord's wish to take the entire building for personal use.
Grummett and Kruger, however, argued that this reason did not reflect the truth and that they were being evicted because of the dispute with their landlord and their defense of tenant rights.
DECISION PENDING The dispute was brought before the Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board on October 29.
The landlord submitted the air quality measurements to the file, while the couple argued that the eviction request was unjust.
With no decision yet announced, the two comedians launched an online fundraising campaign to cover their legal costs.
The couple's unusual experience received wide coverage in the international press.