Canuel v Tucciarone

Tenant wins · Peterborough · 2025-01-09

Adjudicator

Brenda Mercer

Dispute

Harassment, Substantial Interference

Landlord

S.T.

Tenant

P.C.

Landlord rep

Matthew Battisti

What happened

Tenant filed three applications alleging the Landlord harassed him, substantially interfered with his reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit, and illegally entered the premises. The Tenant sought various remedies including rent abatement, fines, and compensation for increased rent and storage expenses.

The ruling

The Landlord's actions amounted to harassment, threats, and substantial interference with the Tenant's reasonable enjoyment. The Tenant is awarded $575 for rent abatement and $900 for increased rent, for a total of $1,475 to be paid by the Landlord.