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TNT-61610-14 (Re), 2014 CanLII 58646 (ON LTB)

4. The monthly rent agreed to is $900.00. The parties also agreed that the Tenant would have use of the shared laundry facilities and WIFI (wireless internet) services.

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10. On August 16, 2014, the Landlord disconnected the hydro supply to the washer and dryer and disconnected the WIFI service. Since then, the Tenant goes to a laundry mat to wash her clothes. She has approximately 4 loads of laundry per week, which costs approximately $20.00 per week to wash and dry. The Tenant is a student and requires internet access to complete her school work. She now goes to an internet café to complete her school work. The Tenant claims that it would cost her approximately $40.00 per month to have WIFI service provided to the unit. The Tenant’s estimation of charges she has and will incur for the withdrawn services is reasonable and accurately reflects typical charges for these types of services.

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13. The Tenant requested a remedy in the form of rent abatement. In determining an abatement, I have considered the nature of the deficiencies and the Landlord’s conduct, the duration and the impact on the Tenant. I find that the Tenant’s request for an overall abatement of $465.00 to be reasonable and appropriate. Since the Landlord has not addressed any of the Tenant’s maintenance requests, has failed to restore the hydro so that the Tenant may use the laundry facilities and has failed to restore the WIFI service, I find that the Tenant is entitled to an ongoing rent abatement commencing from the date this application was filed (August 22, 2014). Accordingly, for the balance of August 2014 and for the month of September 2014 the Tenant is entitled to a further rent abatement of $170.00, which represents $50.00 for the ongoing failure to address the repairs and maintenance, $80.00 for the withheld/withdrawn laundry services and $40.00 for withheld/withdrawn WIFI service.

14. Furthermore, should the Landlord fail to restore the hydro supply to the laundry facilities and/or fail to restore WIFI services to the rental unit, the rent shall be reduced by $80.00 and $40.00 per month respectively, indefinitely or until the services are restored.