Pantin v Benca

Tenant wins · Toronto · 2022-02-03

Adjudicator

Jana Rozehnal

Dispute

Vital Services, Substantial Interference, Harassment

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

P.B.

Tenant

D.P.

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that Landlord harassed him, substantially interfered with reasonable enjoyment, and withheld vital services. Tenant also claimed Landlord did not give him 72 hours to remove property after eviction.

The ruling

The Landlord and Tenant Board ordered the Landlord to pay the Tenant $3,921.00 for rent abatement due to interference with water supply and internet access, plus the application filing fee. The Landlord was also ordered to pay a $500.00 administrative fine to the Board for deliberately interfering with vital services.