Squires v Cerpreit

Tenant wins · London · 2023-10-26

Adjudicator

Natalie James

Dispute

Maintenance

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

Capreit Limited Partnership

Tenant

W.S., A.S.

Landlord rep

Ayden Pearson

Tenant rep

Avi Rosen, Naseem Hosein

What happened

Tenants filed a T6 application alleging the Landlord breached section 20(1) of the Residential Tenancies Act with respect to issues with the main parking garage door, external access doors, and smoking in the building. The Tenants allege these issues caused significant health and safety concerns, as well as damage to their vehicle.

The ruling

The Landlord must pay the Tenants $2,806.20 for rent abatement and costs related to the maintenance issues. The Landlord has until November 6, 2023 to pay the full amount, after which interest will accrue.