Parisien v Ferdous

Tenant wins · Hawkesbury · 2022-02-22

Adjudicator

Bryan Delorenzi

Dispute

Interference with Reasonable Enjoyment, Maintenance

Notice

Non-payment of rent (N4)

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

D.F.

Tenant

M.P.

Landlord rep

Daniel Moak

What happened

Tenant filed applications alleging the Landlord failed to meet maintenance obligations and interfered with the reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit. The Landlord was ordered to pay the Tenant a 20% rent abatement for the period of August 12, 2020 to March 31, 2021 due to maintenance issues, but the Tenant's claim for additional costs and compensation was dismissed.

The ruling

The Landlord was ordered to pay the Tenant a rent abatement of $1,297.67, representing a 20% reduction in rent from August 12, 2020 to March 31, 2021 due to the Landlord's failure to meet maintenance obligations. This amount was offset by $1,050 already paid to the Tenant, resulting in a final amount of $295.67 owed to the Tenant. The Tenant's other claims were dismissed.