Smith v Doherty

Tenant wins · Renfrew · 2023-09-27

Adjudicator

Amanda Kovats

Dispute

Maintenance

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

C.D., M.D.

Tenant

R.B.S.

Landlord rep

Kayla Quintal

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that Landlords failed to meet their maintenance obligations under the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 or failed to comply with health, safety, housing or maintenance standards. The application concerned flooding, persistent moisture, and mould in the rental unit basement.

The ruling

The Landlords must pay the Tenant $1,101.26, which includes a $1,048.26 rent abatement and $53.00 for the cost of filing the application.