Sleeping Giant Property Management v. Clouston

Tenant wins · 2019-06-24

Adjudicator

Lafreniere J.

Dispute

Maintenance

Amount

$5-10K

Landlord

Sleeping Giant Property Management, R.M.

Tenant

F.K.C., A.M.

Landlord rep

Robert Murray

Tenant rep

Rodi-Lynn Rusnick-Kinisky

What happened

Landlords appealed a Landlord and Tenant Board decision that awarded tenants $3,712.85 plus interest due to the landlords' failure to meet maintenance duties, particularly regarding rodent infestation. The landlords disputed Sleeping Giant's status as a landlord, Martin's status as a tenant, and the finding of maintenance failures.

The ruling

The Divisional Court dismissed the landlords' appeal of the Landlord and Tenant Board decision. The court found no errors of law in the board's findings regarding the status of Sleeping Giant as a landlord, Mr. Martin as a tenant, and the landlords' failure to meet maintenance obligations. The appeal was dismissed, and the respondents (tenants) were awarded $6,000 in costs.