Brown v Lehoux

Tenant wins · Sudbury · 2022-02-22

Adjudicator

Egya Sangmuah

Dispute

Substantial interference

Landlord

G.L.

Tenant

C.B.

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that the Landlord or the Landlord's agent harassed, obstructed, coerced, threatened or interfered with the Tenant. The Tenant testified that another tenant, Shelley Lynnds (SL), has threatened him with a shovel and substantially interfered with his reasonable enjoyment of the residential complex by verbally abusing him, playing loud music, banging on the floor and smoking marijuana. The Tenant informed the Landlord of SL's conduct on several occasions but the Landlord has done nothing.

The ruling

The Landlord shall take reasonable and effective steps within a reasonable length of time to restore to the Tenant the quiet enjoyment of the residential complex. If the Landlord fails to comply with this order, the Tenant may file a new application and request remedies that the Board has jurisdiction to grant.