MANY v CLV Group Inc

Landlord wins · Ottawa · 2022-01-04

Adjudicator

Sean Henry

Dispute

Substantial interference

Landlord

CLV Group Inc, M.M.

Tenant

J.C., L.A., M.O., G.J., M.H., H.A., M.S., S.B., C.S., J.L., S.M., M.T., C.M., H.C., J.B., M.W., R.M., B.C.

Landlord rep

Daniel Abraham

What happened

Tenants applied for an order determining that the Landlord substantially interfered with their reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit or residential complex by discontinuing or reducing certain services and facilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The ruling

The Tenants' application is dismissed without consideration of its merits. The issues raised by the Tenants are properly advanced under Section 130 of the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, which deals with the reduction or discontinuance of services or facilities, rather than under the broader 'substantial interference' provisions of Sections 29 and 31.