Chandler v Wong

Tenant wins · Hamilton · 2024-11-05

Adjudicator

Mark Melchers

Dispute

Maintenance

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

S.W.

Tenant

J.C., S.B., S.W., A.L., B.G., C.L.

What happened

Tenants applied for an order determining that the Landlord failed to meet the Landlord's maintenance obligations under the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 or failed to comply with health, safety, housing or maintenance standards. The issues included a mouse infestation, sewage backflow, and potential mould.

The ruling

The Landlord breached his maintenance obligations by failing to respond in a timely and effective manner to the Tenants' complaints about potential mould. The Tenants are entitled to a rent abatement of $900 for this period. The Tenants are also entitled to a rent abatement of $129.58 for the Landlord's failure to address the mouse infestation in a timely manner, and $53 for the cost of filing the application.