Fortney v Hughes
Tenant wins · Bracebridge · 2025-03-25
- Adjudicator
- Dana Wren
- Dispute
- Harassment, Substantial Interference, Withholding Of Vital Services
- Amount
- $5-10K
- Landlord
- J.H.
- Tenant
- M.F.
- Landlord rep
- Janice Schierau
- Tenant rep
- Amy Pelvin
What happened
Tenant applied for an order determining that the Landlord substantially interfered with the reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit, harassed the Tenant, and withheld or interfered with vital services. The Tenant also applied for an order determining that the Landlord failed to meet the Landlord's maintenance obligations.
The ruling
The Landlord is ordered to pay the Tenant $5,151.09, which includes a rent abatement of $3,060.00 for the T2 application and $2,043.09 for the T6 application, as well as the $48.00 application fee. The Landlord failed to reasonably respond to the Tenant's complaints about water quality issues and substantially interfered with the Tenant's reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit through harassment and aggressive behavior.