Chamberlain v High

Tenant wins · Cambridge · 2023-09-25

Adjudicator

Jagger Benham

Dispute

Illegal Collection Of Money, Maintenance

Notice

Personal use (N12)

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

L.H.

Tenant

D.C.

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that the Landlord failed to meet maintenance obligations or comply with health, safety, housing or maintenance standards. The Tenant also applied for an order determining that the Landlord collected or retained money illegally.

The ruling

The Tenant proved the allegations in the application on a balance of probabilities. The Landlord must pay the Tenant $1,253, which includes $1,200 for one month's rent compensation and $53 for the cost of filing the application.