AP and DP v PB

Tenant wins · 2019-10-18

Dispute

Harassment, Illegal Entry, Substantial Interference, Withholding Vital Service

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

P.B.

Tenant

A.P., D.P.

Landlord rep

D C

What happened

Tenants applied for an order determining that the Landlord harassed, obstructed, coerced, threatened or interfered with them, entered the rental unit illegally, substantially interfered with their reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit or residential complex, and withheld or deliberately interfered with the reasonable supply of a vital service, care service, or food that the Landlord is obligated to supply under the tenancy agreement.

The ruling

The Board found that the Landlord substantially interfered with the Tenants' reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit by covertly installing a temperature recording device and disabling the energy conservation program without the Tenants' knowledge. The Landlord was ordered to pay the Tenants $230 for this interference, as well as the $45 application fee. The Landlord was also ordered to refrain from entering the Tenants' unit for any reason other than that specified on the notice of entry, and not to install any ambient heat recording devices without the Tenants' express knowledge.