Muchirahondo v Bercowski

Split/Other wins · Kitchener · 2024-03-26

Adjudicator

Margo den Haan

Dispute

Substantial Interference

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

W.B.

Tenant

I.H.M., P.M.

Tenant rep

Tenant Duty Counsel

What happened

Tenants applied for an order determining that the Landlord substantially interfered with their reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit by requiring them to leave the unit for real estate showings and by causing them to move out earlier than planned.

The ruling

Landlord substantially interfered with Tenants' reasonable enjoyment by requiring them to leave for 12-hour showings, but Landlord compensated Tenants appropriately. Tenants did not prove Landlord forced them to move out early, as Tenants chose to end tenancy early to move to new rental unit. Landlord ordered to pay Tenants $542.47 for remainder of April rent deposit.