Renfrew County Housing Corporation v Cunningham - LTB Ruling on Substantial Interference

The Tenant leaving the key at the main entrance of the building, allowing guests to smoke inside the building and in the hallways and lighting foil paper on fire constitutes a substantial interference with the reasonable enjoyment of the residential complex or a the lawful right, privilege or interest of the Landlord or another tenant.

On September 17, 2023, at 4:51 a.m., a guest of the Tenant used a key to gain access to the building and left the key in the entrance door. On October 2, 2023, at 11:55 a.m., a guest of the Tenant was seen smoking a cigarette when exiting the Tenant's unit and continued to smoke in the hallway. The guest was seen at 12:09 p.m. pulling foil from her coat pocket and holding a lighter to light it. The foil caught fire as the flares could be seen reflecting off the wall. At 12:11 p.m., a large amount of smoke was seen drifting down the hallways. At 12:12 p.m., she lit another piece of foil and left both pieces under the hallway bench which the Tenant later retrieved. On October 9, 2023 at 11:24 a.m., another guest of the Tenant was seen on camera smoking as she left the Tenant's unit. On April 9, 2024, a guest of the Tenant was seen in the parking lot of the residential complex in their car screaming and hitting the car.