Whitehead v Khan and Nadeem

Landlord wins · Oshawa · 2021-09-22

Adjudicator

Kimberly Parish

Dispute

Maintenance

Amount

$5-10K

Landlord

M.K., M.N.

Tenant

A.W.

Landlord rep

Sandy Azavedo

Tenant rep

Shelby Whitehead

What happened

Tenant filed an application about maintenance issues at the rental unit, including problems with windows, basement flooding, lack of well water, and lack of hot water. Tenant stopped paying rent due to the water issues.

The ruling

The Tenant is entitled to a total rent abatement of $6,745.16 for issues with the windows, lack of water, and lack of hot water. The total amount owed by the Landlords will be applied to the Tenant's rent arrears. The Tenant may deduct $400 per month from rent for the non-potable water issue until the problem is resolved or the tenancy ends.