Mason v Russell

Tenant wins · North Bay · 2022-08-19

Adjudicator

Bryan Delorenzi

Dispute

Non-payment of Rent, Maintenance

Notice

Non-payment of rent (N4)

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

S.M.

Tenant

H.R.

What happened

Landlord applied for eviction due to non-payment of rent. Tenant raised maintenance issues including water leaks and a broken window latch. The Board considered both the rent arrears and the maintenance issues in its decision.

The ruling

The Landlord's application for eviction was denied. The Tenant was granted rent abatements for maintenance issues. The Tenant is ordered to pay $4400.94 in rent arrears according to a payment plan. The Landlord is ordered to make specific repairs by August 31, 2022, or face additional rent abatements.