Tobis v Kurian

Tenant wins · Hamilton · 2021-05-04

Adjudicator

Vladimir Nikitin

Dispute

Maintenance

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

R.K.

Tenant

M.T.

Tenant rep

Duty Counsel

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that Landlord failed to meet maintenance obligations under the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 or failed to comply with health, safety, housing or maintenance standards. The rental unit had issues with dampness and mould, which damaged the Tenant's property.

The ruling

The Landlord is ordered to pay the Tenant $1,261.45, which represents compensation for the Tenant's property damaged by mould and a rent abatement. The Tenant's award is reduced by 30% due to the Tenant's failure to fully cooperate with the Landlord's attempts to address the issue.