Johnson v Osman

Landlord wins · Bowmanville · 2022-01-21

Adjudicator

Jagger Benham

Dispute

Harassment, Substantial Interference

Notice

N12

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

F.A.O.

Tenant

K.J., R.J., D.W.

Landlord rep

Osman Ali

What happened

Tenants applied for an order determining that the Landlord harassed, obstructed, coerced, threatened or interfered with them and substantially interfered with the reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit or residential complex. The issues included basement renovations and the Landlord's actions during the sale of the property.

The ruling

The Landlord substantially interfered with the Tenants' reasonable enjoyment of the unit by allowing the contractor to live in the basement during renovations. The Landlord also harassed the Tenants during the sale of the property. The Tenants are entitled to a rent abatement of $137.90 for the basement renovations and $722.00 for the harassment, as well as reimbursement of the $48.00 filing fee.