Narang v Mak & Yau

Landlord wins · Toronto · 2021-11-19

Adjudicator

Robert Patchett

Dispute

Maintenance

Landlord

C.M., P.L.M., Y.

Tenant

A.N.

What happened

Tenant filed a T6 application alleging the Landlord failed to meet maintenance obligations. Issues included a fallen kitchen sink and water leak from an upper unit. The Landlord's response time and repair efforts were deemed reasonable given COVID-19 circumstances.

The ruling

The Tenant's application was dismissed. The Board found that the Landlord acted reasonably to effect repairs within a reasonable time-frame, considering the COVID-19 circumstances. The Tenant failed to meet the burden of proof required under Section 8 of Ontario Regulation 516/06 to establish unreasonableness in the Landlord's maintenance work.