Wrong Application Filed (LTB)

SOT-91098-18 (Re), 2018 CanLII 141498 (ON LTB)

24. The Tenants also advanced a claim relating to the locker. HD’s locker was broken into and he incurred the expense of a new lock and chain. MF endured long waits, security escorts and the physical aggravation of moving his locker contents from the basement to the rental unit. He endured the clutter of his locker contents in the middle of the living room. The Tenants also advanced a claim relating to the uncertainty, the Landlord’s alleged lack of communication with them, evasive and dilatory conduct, the inconsistent treatment of the tenants; and the clutter and mess in their unit on their return after the lock-out. These are claims in the nature of substantial interference with their reasonable enjoyment which are not properly before me in this T6 application about repairs and maintenance.

25. The Tenants also advance a claim relating to the noise, dust and trip hazards during the reconstruction from their return to the residential complex on March 29, 2017 to on or about June 2, 2017. HD claimed interference with his lifestyle and enjoyment of his family cottage and usual holidays in the Caribbean. Again, these claims are in the nature of substantial interference with reasonable enjoyment which are not properly before me in this T6 application about repairs and maintenance.

26. MF also claimed one (1) month’s rent abatement due to the loss of laundry facilities and loss of the lobby intercom service in or about May 2017 for about 2 ½ months during the reconstruction. These claims are in the nature of substantial interference with reasonable enjoyment and/or decrease in services or facilities which are not properly before me in this T6 application.

SWT-25100-11 (Re), 2011 CanLII 64271 (ON LTB)

7. I was referred to no specific legal authority for the proposition that, as a social housing provider, the Landlord was under any special obligation to respect competition laws with respect to cable/satellite service at the complex and invite tenders for such contracts. Nor was I shown that, in advance of its contract with the current satellite provider, it had failed to do so. In any event, this Board is charged with enforcing the provisions of the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 and related statutes. That being so, the alleged failure to comply with laws intended to protect competition in an open market place was not properly before me as an alleged breach of the RTA.