Nieuwenhuis v Brohman

Tenant wins · Cambridge · 2023-03-13

Adjudicator

Inderdeep Padda

Dispute

Harassment, Substantial Interference

Amount

$5-10K

Landlord

B.M.B.

Tenant

S.N.

Tenant rep

Shaun Harvey

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that the Landlord harassed, obstructed, coerced, threatened, or interfered with the Tenant and substantially interfered with the reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit or residential complex by the Tenant or by a member of the Tenant's household.

The ruling

The Board found that the Landlord substantially interfered with the Tenant's reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit and harassed the Tenant. The Landlord is ordered to pay the Tenant $5,000.00, which includes $4,500.00 in general damages and $500.00 for rent abatement.