Vilvarasa v Choudary

Tenant wins · Allanburg · 2022-11-07

Adjudicator

Alex Brkic

Dispute

Maintenance

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

Almassa Inc.

Tenant

B.K., M.V.

Landlord rep

Shikha Kapoor

What happened

Tenants filed a T6 application claiming the Landlord failed to meet maintenance obligations, particularly regarding a septic tank problem. The Tenants sought rent abatement, cost of repairs, and an order for the Landlord to repair the septic tank.

The ruling

The Landlord was found to have breached maintenance obligations regarding the septic tank issue. The Tenants were awarded a rent abatement of $1,800 for January to May 2022, plus $48 for the application fee. The Landlord was ordered to complete septic system repairs by August 31, 2022, with additional rent abatements if the work is not completed on time.