MALENFANT v SOROKOPUD

Tenant wins · Thunder Bay · 2023-03-08

Adjudicator

Nicole Huneault

Dispute

Illegal rent increase, Maintenance

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

G.S., D.C., M.S.

Tenant

G.M.

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that Landlord has collected or retained money illegally and failed to meet maintenance obligations. The Landlord increased the rent without proper notice, and there were issues with flooding and repairs in the rental unit.

The ruling

The Landlord collected rent in excess of the lawful amount and retained money illegally. The Landlord also failed to meet maintenance obligations in a timely manner, leaving the unit uninhabitable for 5 months. The Tenant is awarded $1,800 for rent abatement and $1,300 for the illegal rent increase and monies collected/retained illegally, plus $53 for the application fee.