Case Study

Tenant application — Maintenance and repairs · Thunder Bay · LTB-T-089857-24

Ontario LTB order in Thunder Bay · March 12, 2026 · Granted

🕑 Case timeline

Application Date: Not Available

Hearing Date: January 22, 2026

Order Issued: March 12, 2026

Termination Date: Not Available

Eviction Deadline: Not Available

ℹ️ Case overview

Case Number: LTB-T-089857-24
Address: 610 Nobel rd, Thunder Bay, ON P7B5Y8
Form Used:
Served By:
Amount Awarded: $1,440.00
Decision In Favor: Tenant
Application Type: Tenant application — Maintenance and repairs
RTA Sections: Section 30

👥 Parties involved

Landlord: Wenhan Zhang
Landlord Rep: Self Represented
Tenant: Runlong Lu
Tenant Rep: Self Represented
Adjudicator: Kyle McGraw
Keywords: interference with reasonable enjoyment, rent deposit, maintenance and repairs, harassment, illegal entry

⚖️ Decision summary

This Tenant application — Tenant application — Maintenance and repairs — was granted.

⚠️ Dispute summary

📑 Findings & determinations

It is ordered that: 1. The Landlord shall pay to the Tenant is $698.00. This amount represents: • $650.00 for a rent abatement for the period ending October 31, 2024. • $48.00 for the cost of filing the application. 2. The Landlord shall pay the Tenant the full amount owing by March 31, 2026. 3. If the Landlord does not pay the Tenant the full amount owing by March 31, 2026, the Landlord will owe interest. This will be simple interest calculated from April 1, 2026, at 4.00% annually on the balance outstanding. 4. The Tenant has the right, at any time, to collect the full amount owing or any balance outstanding under this order. March 12, 2026 ____________________________ Date Issued Kyle McGraw Member, Landlord and Tenant Board 15 Grosvenor Street, Ground Floor Toronto ON M7A 2G6

💡 Summary points

applied for an order determining that Wenhan Zhang (the 'Landlord'): • entered the rental unit illegally. • substantially interfered with the reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit or residential complex by the Tenant or by a member of their household. • harassed, obstructed, coerced, threatened or interfered with the Tenant. T6 Application Runlong Lu (the 'Tenant') also applied for an order determining that Wenhan Zhang (the 'Landlord') failed to meet the Landlord's maintenance obligations under the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 (the 'Act') or failed to comply with health, safety, housing or maintenance standards. This application was heard by videoconference on January 22, 2026.

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