Mohamed v Ottawa Community Housing Corporation

Landlord wins · Ottawa · 2025-07-09

Adjudicator

Rema El-Tawil

Dispute

Maintenance

Landlord

O.C.H.C.

Tenant

H.M.

Landlord rep

Chris Hall

What happened

The Tenant applied for an order determining that the Landlord failed to meet maintenance and safety obligations. The Tenant claimed that her son's vehicle was damaged on two occasions in the residential complex's parking lot and argued that the lack of security surveillance was a violation of the Landlord's responsibilities under the Act. The Landlord challenged the Board's jurisdiction, arguing the matter concerned vehicle damage rather than residential maintenance standards.

The ruling

The Tenant's application for maintenance and safety violations was dismissed. The Board found that the Landlord is not legally required under the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, to provide security surveillance cameras in the absence of a specific legal standard or identified risk. The Tenant failed to establish that the Landlord breached any statutory duty regarding the security of the parking lot.