Barnes v Ware

Tenant wins · Huntsville · 2021-10-14

Adjudicator

Anna Solomon

Dispute

Harassment, Substantial Interference

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

J.W.

Tenant

R.B.

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that Landlord substantially interfered with the reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit or residential complex by the Tenant or by a member of the Tenant's household and harassed, obstructed, coerced, threatened or interfered with the Tenant.

The ruling

The Landlord's pattern of trying to gain access to the rental unit on several occasions between February and August 2020 constituted harassment and substantially interfered with the Tenant's reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit. The Landlord is ordered to pay the Tenant $1,053, including $1,000 for a rent abatement and $53 for the cost of filing the application.