Khan v Residential Property Management Services

Tenant wins · Toronto · 2024-04-29

Adjudicator

Nathalia Debski

Dispute

Maintenance

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

Residential Property Management Services

Tenant

S.K.

Landlord rep

Mehnaz Mosharraf, Geoff Paine

What happened

Tenant filed an application about maintenance issues in the rental unit, including cracks and water leaks in the bathroom ceiling. The Tenant sought compensation, rent abatement, and repairs to the ceiling.

The ruling

The Landlord breached their maintenance obligations under the Residential Tenancies Act for the July 2022 issue, and the Tenant is entitled to rent abatement of $101.30 for July 13-27, 2022 and $337.68 for July 28-August 25, 2022. The Tenant's request for $5,000 in general compensation was denied.