PRN v JB

Tenant wins · Cobalt · 2015-11-20

Dispute

Maintenance, Substantial Interference

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

J.

Tenant

P.

Landlord rep

JS

Tenant rep

TM

What happened

Tenant applied for orders regarding the landlord's failure to repair or maintain the rental unit (a mobile home/trailer) and the landlord's substantial interference with the tenant's reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit.

The ruling

The landlord is ordered to repair the furnace and address various other maintenance issues in the rental unit by specified deadlines. The tenant is granted a 20% rent abatement for the 6-month heating period. The landlord is ordered to pay the tenant $1,005 for the rent abatement and application filing fee.