Davis v Toronto Community Housing Corp

Tenant wins · Toronto · 2022-01-05

Adjudicator

Robert Patchett

Dispute

Tenant rights, Maintenance

Notice

Tenant rights (T2), Maintenance (T6)

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

Toronto Community Housing Corp.

Tenant

A.D.

Landlord rep

Kamran Baradargohari

What happened

Tenant filed T6 and T2 applications against Landlord for failure to adequately treat bedbug infestation and substantial interference with reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit. The Tenant sought compensation for damages, out-of-pocket expenses, and rent abatement due to the ongoing bedbug issue.

The ruling

The Landlord was ordered to pay the Tenant a total of $1,614.50, which includes rent abatement, costs for replacing property, out-of-pocket expenses for treatment and prevention, and the application filing fee. The Landlord was found to have failed in their maintenance obligations and substantially interfered with the Tenant's reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit due to inadequate bedbug treatment.