Mcquarrie v Kalentzis

Landlord wins · Toronto · 2025-07-02

Adjudicator

Panagiotis Peter Roupas

Dispute

Maintenance

Notice

Maintenance (T6)

Landlord

T.K.

Tenant

S.M.

Landlord rep

Jordan E. Niewhof, Ti-anna Hall

What happened

Tenant applied for a rent abatement of $3,577.79, alleging that Landlord failed to meet maintenance obligations regarding the HVAC and heating system in the rental unit. The issues occurred between October 2022 and January 2023, during which time the boiler system was failing and eventually replaced with heat pumps. Landlord provided space heaters and reimbursed Tenant for hydro costs during the transition.

The ruling

The Tenant's T6 application is dismissed. The Board found that the Landlord fulfilled his maintenance obligations by acting reasonably to repair and eventually replace a failing boiler system, while providing temporary heat and financial reimbursement for electricity to the Tenant in the interim.