Case Study

Tenant application — Withholding vital services · Toronto · LTB-T-086018-24

Ontario LTB order in Toronto · March 26, 2026 · Granted

🕑 Case timeline

Application Date: Not Available

Hearing Date: January 14, 2026

Order Issued: March 26, 2026

Termination Date: Not Available

Eviction Deadline: Not Available

ℹ️ Case overview

Case Number: LTB-T-086018-24
Address: Upper-540 STRATHMORE BLVD, TORONTO, ON M4C1P1
Form Used: N5
Served By:
Amount Awarded: $3,625.70
Decision In Favor: Tenant
Application Type: Tenant application — Withholding vital services
RTA Sections: Section 31

👥 Parties involved

Landlord: Yu Kun Chen
Landlord Rep: Self Represented
Tenant: Michelle Voss
Tenant Rep: Self Represented
Adjudicator: Sean Ramage
Keywords: interference with reasonable enjoyment, withholding vital services

⚖️ Decision summary

This Tenant application — Tenant application — Withholding vital services — was granted.

⚠️ Dispute summary

📑 Findings & determinations

It is ordered that: 1. The total amount the Landlord shall pay the Tenant is $3,625.70. This amount represents: • $2,424.10 for a rent abatement. • $1,153.60 for all of the moving, storage or other like 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 6, 2026. 3. If the Landlord does not pay the Tenant the full amount owing by April 6, 2026, the Landlord will owe interest. This will be simple interest calculated from April 7, 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 26, 2026 ____________________________ Date Issued Sean Ramage Member, Landlord and Tenant Board 15 Grosvenor Street, Ground Floor Toronto ON M7A 2G6

💡 Summary points

applied for an order determining that Yu Kun Chen (the 'Landlord'): • substantially interfered with the reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit or residential complex by the Tenant or by a member of their household. • withheld or interfered with their vital services or care services and meals in a care home. This application was heard by videoconference on January 14, 2026.

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