Palubeskie v Bonas

Tenant wins · Gananoque · 2023-09-11

Adjudicator

Robert Brown

Dispute

Illegal Entry, Maintenance, Substantial Interference

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

T.B.

Tenant

B.P.

Landlord rep

Crystal Francey

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that the Landlord: entered the rental unit illegally, substantially interfered with the reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit, harassed the Tenant, and failed to meet the Landlord's maintenance obligations. The Tenant also applied for an order determining that the Landlord failed to comply with health, safety, housing, or maintenance standards.

The ruling

The Landlord must pay the Tenant $248, which includes a rent abatement of $200 and the filing fee of $48, for the illegal entry on April 29, 2021, and the Landlord's failure to timely repair the bedroom door.