Elmi Anvari v Wanniappa

Landlord wins · Toronto · 2021-12-15

Adjudicator

Fabio Quattrociocchi

Dispute

Substantial Interference, Withholding Of Vital Service

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

R.W.

Tenant

N.E.A.

Landlord rep

Luis Hernandez

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that Landlord and Landlord's agent altered the locking system on a door giving entry to the rental unit or residential complex without giving them replacement keys, substantially interfered with the reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit or residential complex, and withheld or deliberately interfered with the reasonable supply of a vital service.

The ruling

The Landlord substantially interfered with the Tenant's reasonable enjoyment by failing to take reasonable measures to have the Tenant's FOB key reactivated in a timely manner. The Landlord is ordered to pay the Tenant $86 in rent abatement and $48 in application filing costs.