DV v SMTK

Tenant wins · 2022-01-05

Adjudicator

Nicola Mulima

Dispute

Illegal charges, Substantial interference with reasonable enjoyment, Bad faith eviction

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

S.M.

Tenant

J., D.

Tenant rep

D. G

What happened

Tenants filed T2 and T1 applications alleging the Landlord substantially interfered with their reasonable enjoyment, collected illegal utility charges, and terminated their tenancy in bad faith. Tenants sought reimbursement for utility costs, moving expenses, and rent abatement.

The ruling

The Board ordered the Landlord to pay the Tenants $2,543.99, which includes $2,180.96 for utility cost reimbursement, $263.03 for moving expenses, and $50.00 for the application filing fee. The Tenants' request for rent abatement was denied due to insufficient evidence.