Cora St Pierre v Dimitrius Stavrou

Tenant wins · Ottawa · 2023-06-26

Adjudicator

Nancy Morris

Dispute

Maintenance

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

D.S., 1663443 Ontario Inc.

Tenant

C.S.P.

What happened

Tenant filed an application alleging that the Landlords failed to meet their maintenance obligations under the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 by not properly removing snow from the property during the winter months. The Tenant claimed this caused substantial interference with her reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit and the residential complex.

The ruling

The Landlords breached their maintenance obligations by failing to clear snow in a timely and effective manner. The Tenant is awarded a rent abatement of $1,050 for the substantial interference caused by the Landlords' failure to properly remove snow over two winter seasons. The Landlords are also ordered to pay the Tenant's application filing fee of $48.