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LTB Order on Tenant's Maintenance and Enjoyment Interference Claim

Case LTB-T-065640-22 - Normand v Bianchi

🕑 Case timeline

Application Date: May 6, 2021

Hearing Date: July 17, 2023

Order Issued: November 3, 2023

Termination Date: Not applicable

Eviction Deadline: Not applicable

ℹ️ Case overview

Case Number: LTB-T-065640-22
Address: 221 Foster Avenue, Belleville Ontario K8N3R1
Form Used: Not applicable
Served By: Not applicable
Amount Awarded: $678.00
Decision In Favor: Tenant
Application Type: Tenant application for maintenance and enjoyment interference
RTA Sections: Section 20(1) - Maintenance obligations, Section 29(1) - Application for an order

👥 Parties involved

Landlord: Diego Bianchi
Landlord Rep: Self Represented
Tenant: Caroline Normand
Tenant Rep: Self Represented
Adjudicator: Not provided
Keywords: maintenance obligation, reasonable enjoyment, rent abatement, electricity costs

⚖️ Decision summary

Tenant awarded a 10% rent abatement for the period from November 2020 to March 2021.
Tenant's additional claims for electricity costs dismissed.

⚠️ Dispute summary

Tenant claims landlord failed to maintain proper insulation and heating.
Tenant also claimed the kitchen was persistently cold due to proximity to a poorly insulated entranceway.

📑 Findings & determinations

Landlord breached maintenance obligation by failing to properly insulate the entranceway.
No breach found regarding the kitchen's temperature as the rest of the unit was adequately warm.

💡 Summary points

Tenant awarded $625.00 for rent abatement due to insufficient insulation.
Tenant's claim for additional electricity costs denied.
Landlord to pay $53.00 for the cost of filing the application.
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