Trumble v White

Tenant wins · Belleville · 2024-07-25

Adjudicator

Julia Toso

Dispute

Harassment, Maintenance, Substantial Interference

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

G.W.

Tenant

S.T.

Landlord rep

Angel Pitters

Tenant rep

Dara Sanders

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that the Landlord substantially interfered with the reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit, harassed the Tenant, and failed to meet the Landlord's maintenance obligations. The Tenant vacated the rental unit in June 2022 due to the maintenance issues and the Landlord's attempt to terminate the tenancy.

The ruling

The Tenant's T2 application for harassment and substantial interference was dismissed, but the Tenant's T6 application for breach of maintenance obligations was granted. The Landlord is ordered to pay the Tenant $2,000 as a 25% rent abatement over the tenancy period due to the Landlord's failure to address maintenance issues in a timely manner.