EL and LL v WL and KMHARC

Tenant wins · 2022-01-05

Adjudicator

Nancy Morris

Dispute

Substantial interference with reasonable enjoyment, Maintenance

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

W.L., K.M.

Tenant

E.L., L.L.

Landlord rep

W. H

What happened

Tenants filed T2 and T6 applications alleging Landlords failed to meet maintenance obligations and substantially interfered with their reasonable enjoyment. Issues included septic system problems, air conditioning failure, kitchen wall rot, water leakage, and water filtration system concerns.

The ruling

The Board found that the Landlords breached their maintenance obligations regarding the air conditioning system and authorized the Tenants' repair of the garburetor. The Tenants were awarded a rent abatement of $1,345.34 for the air conditioning issues and reimbursement of $929.99 for the garburetor replacement. The total amount owed to the Tenants, including the application fee, is $2,325.33.