JOHNSON v RAHIM

Tenant wins · Kitchener · 2024-05-01

Adjudicator

James Campbell

Dispute

Maintenance

Landlord

S.R.

Tenant

S.J.

What happened

Tenant filed an application alleging 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 Tenant claimed there was a serious infestation of Pharaoh ants in the rental unit that the Landlord failed to properly address.

The ruling

The Landlord failed to properly address the serious ant infestation in the rental unit, in breach of the Landlord's maintenance obligations under the Act. The Tenant is entitled to a rent abatement of $6,923.49, which includes a 60% rent reduction for 6 months, damages, out-of-pocket expenses, and the application filing fee.