Vacca v The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company
Landlord wins · Toronto · 2025-11-07
- Adjudicator
- Jeremy Henderson
- Dispute
- Maintenance
- Landlord
- T.M.L.I.C.
- Tenant
- A.V.
- Landlord rep
- Kristen Lay
What happened
The Tenant filed a T6 application claiming the Landlord failed to meet maintenance obligations. Specifically, the Tenant alleged that personal items were damaged or went missing after the Landlord addressed a flooding issue in the rental unit. The Landlord moved to dismiss the application at the start of the hearing, arguing that the claims did not constitute a maintenance issue under the Act.
The ruling
The Tenant's T6 application was dismissed by the Landlord and Tenant Board. The Board found that the application disclosed no reasonable cause of action because the complaints about damaged or missing personal property following a flood intervention do not constitute a breach of the Landlord's maintenance obligations under the Residential Tenancies Act.