Guzzo v 285 Melvin Apartments Limited
Tenant wins · Hamilton · 2020-09-23
- Adjudicator
- Diane Wade
- Dispute
- Harassment, Maintenance
- Notice
- Non-payment of rent (N4)
- Amount
- <$5K
- Landlord
- 285 Melvin Apartments Limited
- Tenant
- M.G.
- Landlord rep
- Adam Hameani
What happened
Tenant applied for an order determining that the Landlord harassed, obstructed, coerced, threatened or interfered with the Tenant and substantially interfered with the reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit or residential complex by the Tenant. The Tenant also applied for an order determining that the Landlords failed to meet the Landlord's maintenance obligations under the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006.
The ruling
The Landlord substantially interfered with the Tenant's reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit by issuing N4 notices for an invalid rent increase, and failed to timely address maintenance issues in the unit. The Tenant is entitled to a rent abatement of $812.62 and the Landlord must complete outstanding repairs by October 15, 2020.