Sumner v Hamed

Tenant wins · Toronto · 2022-02-07

Adjudicator

Khalid Akram

Dispute

Tenant rights, Harassment

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

M.H.

Tenant

M.S.

Landlord rep

Ned Bozalo

What happened

Tenant filed an application alleging that the Landlord harassed, obstructed, coerced, threatened, and interfered with her. The Tenant claimed the Landlord demanded additional rent, yelled at her and her boyfriend, and falsely claimed he needed the unit for his daughter.

The ruling

The Board found in favor of the Tenant, ordering the Landlord to pay $795.25, which includes a rent abatement of $397.25 for 7 months, $350.00 for locksmith costs, and $48.00 for the application filing fee. The Landlord must pay by February 28, 2022, or interest will accrue at 2.00% annually from March 1, 2022.