Somersall v Prince Edward Partnership

Tenant wins · Etobicoke · 2025-03-06

Adjudicator

Margo den Haan

Dispute

Substantial Interference

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

Prince Edward Partnership, Engelmount Real Estate Management Corp

Tenant

A.J.S., S.S.

Landlord rep

Debbesha Morris

What happened

Tenants applied for an order determining that the Landlords substantially interfered with their reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit due to secondhand marijuana smoke from a neighboring tenant. The Landlord took steps to address the issue but failed to escalate the response during certain periods.

The ruling

The Tenants proved the allegations of substantial interference due to secondhand marijuana smoke. The Landlord failed to adequately address the issue during two periods, so the Tenants are entitled to a 20% rent abatement for those periods, totaling $788.49.