Desbiens v Jaworski

Tenant wins · Sudbury · 2025-09-24

Adjudicator

Dawn Carr

Dispute

Substantial Interference

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

J.J.

Tenant

D.D.

Landlord rep

Kevin Jaworski

What happened

The Tenant applied for an order determining that the Landlord substantially interfered with their reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit. The Tenant complained of excessive noise caused by a neighbor in Unit 1, which the Landlord failed to adequately address despite repeated notifications. The neighbor was eventually evicted for rent arrears rather than noise behavior.

The ruling

The Landlord is ordered to pay the Tenant a total of $1,800.26 by October 5, 2025. This includes $1,752.26 as a 15% rent abatement for the period of substantial interference caused by neighbor noise and the Landlord's failure to act, plus the $48.00 application filing fee.