EC v SK

Tenant wins · 2019-07-24

Dispute

Substantial Interference

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

S.

Tenant

E.

What happened

Tenant filed an application claiming that the Landlord substantially interfered with the reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit by failing to address excessive noise from a church group in the unit below, occurring every Sunday.

The ruling

The Board ordered the Landlord to pay the Tenant $500.00 for out-of-pocket expenses and $50.00 for the cost of filing the application, totaling $550.00. If not paid by August 4, 2019, the Tenant may deduct $100.00 from rent monthly from September 2019 to January 2020, and $50.00 from February 2020 rent.