📍 Ajax, Ontario
applied for an order determining that Ajithkumar Welautham (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 20, 2026.
It is ordered that: 1. The Landlord shall pay the Tenants $4,550.00. This amount represents: • $4,000.00 for a rent abatement for the period of October 1, 2025, through to December 31, 2025. • $500.00 for general damages for the Tenant’s reasonable cost for moving expenses. • $50.00 for the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses that the Tenants have incurred for cleaning supplies. 2. The Landlord shall pay the Tenant the full amount owing by February 8, 2026. 3. If the Landlord does not pay the Tenant the full amount owing by February 8, 2026, the Landlord will owe interest. This will be simple interest calculated from February 9, 2026, at 4.00% annually on the balance outstanding. 4. The Tenants have the right, at any time, to collect the full amount owing or any balance outstanding under this order. January 28, 2026 ____________________________ Date Issued Ilan Shingait Member, Landlord and Tenant Board 15 Grosvenor Street, Ground Floor Toronto ON M7A 2G6
This Tenant application — Tenant application — Maintenance and repairs — was granted.
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