Krizon v Lu

Tenant wins · St Catharines · 2023-09-20

Adjudicator

Khalid Akram

Dispute

Maintenance, Substantial Interference, Vital Services

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

F.L.

Tenant

M.K.

Tenant rep

Mandip Grewal

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that the Landlord substantially interfered with the reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit or residential complex, withheld or deliberately interfered with the reasonable supply of a vital service, and failed to meet the Landlord's maintenance obligations.

The ruling

The Landlord failed to reasonably address maintenance issues, withheld vital services, and failed to address behavioral issues of other tenants, substantially interfering with the Tenant's reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit. The Tenant is awarded a rent abatement of $2,090, out-of-pocket expenses of $432, and the Landlord is ordered to pay an administrative fine of $500 to the LTB.