D.I. v B. Smith

Tenant wins · 2020-02-18

Adjudicator

Ruth Carey

Dispute

Harassment, Illegal Entry, Interference With Reasonable Enjoyment, Withholding Of Vital Services

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

B.S.

Tenant

D.

Tenant rep

Glenna Grant

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that Landlord harassed, obstructed, coerced, threatened or interfered with the Tenant, entered the rental unit illegally, 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 withheld or deliberately interfered with the reasonable supply of a vital service, care service, or food that the Landlord is obligated to supply under the tenancy agreement.

The ruling

The Landlord breached the Residential Tenancies Act by causing disruption during the furnace installation, harassing the Tenant and interfering with the Tenant's reasonable enjoyment, and interfering with the water supply. The Tenant is entitled to a total rent abatement of $1,822.40 and reimbursement of $45 in application filing fees.