Case Study

Tenant application — Maintenance and repairs · Kitchener · LTB-T-086794-25

Ontario LTB order in Kitchener · April 7, 2026 · Granted

🕑 Case timeline

Application Date: Not Available

Hearing Date: March 3, 2026

Order Issued: April 7, 2026

Termination Date: Not Available

Eviction Deadline: Not Available

ℹ️ Case overview

Case Number: LTB-T-086794-25
Address: A-176 KENNETH AVE, KITCHENER, ON N2A1W2
Form Used:
Served By:
Amount Awarded: $2,069.98
Decision In Favor: Tenant
Application Type: Tenant application — Maintenance and repairs
RTA Sections: Section 30

👥 Parties involved

Landlord: Monika Dhawan and Rajiv Dhawan
Landlord Rep: Self Represented
Tenant: Erin Hirst
Tenant Rep: Self Represented
Adjudicator: Vladimir Nikitin
Keywords: maintenance and repairs, withholding vital services

⚖️ 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 the Tenant is $2,069.98. This amount represents: • $500.00 for a rent abatement for June 2025, • $1,521.98 for the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses that the Tenant has incurred. • $48.00 for the cost of filing the application. 2. The Landlord shall pay the Tenant the full amount owing by April 18, 2026. 3. If the Landlord does not pay the Tenant the full amount owing by April 18, 2026, the Landlord will owe interest. This will be simple interest calculated from April 19, 2026 at 4.00% annually on the balance outstanding. April 7, 2026 ____________________________ Date Issued Vladimir Nikitin Member, Landlord and Tenant Board 15 Grosvenor Street, Ground Floor Toronto ON M7A 2G6

💡 Summary points

applied for an order determining that Monika Dhawan (‘MD’) and Rajiv Dhawan (‘RD’) (collectively, 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 and that the Landlord substantially interfered with her reasonable enjoyment, harassed the Tenant, and interfered with the supply of vital services. This application was heard by videoconference on March 3, 2026.

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