Purchase v Quail

Tenant wins · Arva · 2026-01-21

Adjudicator

Bryan Delorenzi

Dispute

Bad Faith Eviction, Illegal Charges, Maintenance, Personal Use, Tenant Rights

Notice

Personal use (N12), Tenant-initiated Termination (N9)

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

L.Q.

Tenant

J.P., D.S., R.S., H.S., C.S.

Landlord rep

Michael Code

What happened

The Tenants filed multiple applications (T1, T2, T5, T6) alleging that the Landlord failed to maintain amenities (sauna and playhouse), collected an illegal rent deposit, and acted in bad faith. While the Tenants withdrew the T2 and T5 applications, the Board found that the Landlord had failed to maintain the sauna and playhouse, eventually restricting access to them entirely. Furthermore, the Landlord collected a rent deposit equivalent to two months' rent, which exceeded the legal limit of one month.

The ruling

The Landlord is ordered to pay the Tenants a total of $3,709.73. This includes $2,001.05 for rent abatement due to the loss of use of the sauna and playhouse, $1,581.73 for the return of the remaining illegal rent deposit (after accounting for rent owed and a prior $2,800 payment), $30.95 in interest, and $96.00 for filing fees.