Carroll v Linwood Parks Inc.

Tenant wins · Bayfield · 2025-06-24

Adjudicator

Inderdeep Padda

Dispute

Maintenance, Substantial Interference

Notice

Maintenance (T6), Tenant rights (T2)

Amount

$5-10K

Landlord

Linwood Parks Inc., Lighthouse Cove Inc.

Tenant

B.C.

Landlord rep

Kari Arnott, Patricia Duwyn

Tenant rep

Tim O’Brien

What happened

A retired senior Tenant living in a mobile home park applied because the Landlords failed to address a significant drainage/flooding issue affecting her lot since October 2023. The flooding interfered with her use of the property, caused damages, and created health and safety concerns (smell, mosquitoes, access to generator). Despite numerous notifications, the Landlords took several months to respond and did not resolve the issue by the hearing date.

The ruling

The Landlords are ordered to pay the Tenant $8,141.65, which includes a 75% rent abatement for a period of over a year ($4,517.70), costs for damaged property ($3,575.95), and the application filing fee ($48.00). The Landlords must also repair the site's drainage system by July 31, 2025. If they fail to complete the repairs, the Tenant is authorized to deduct $247.80 from her monthly rent until the work is done.