Xu v Cai

Tenant wins · North York · 2025-01-15

Adjudicator

Mark Melchers

Dispute

Maintenance

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

W.C., H.K.

Tenant

Q.X.

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that Landlords failed to meet their maintenance obligations under the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 or failed to comply with health, safety, housing or maintenance standards, specifically related to snow removal.

The ruling

The Landlords are responsible for clearing snow and ice from the driveway in accordance with the municipal by-law. The Tenant is awarded $200 in total, including $152 in general damages and $48 for the application filing fee.