📍 Cornwall, Ontario
Tenant withheld rent due to unresolved maintenance issues.
Landlord filed for eviction due to non-payment.
Review hearing found initial hearing did not adequately address tenant's claims under s. 83(3)(a) of the RTA.
Board erred in not seeking submissions on s. 83(3)(a) regarding maintenance issues.
Tenant's claims of maintenance issues partially substantiated by evidence.
Landlord made some repairs; others still pending.
Review granted due to procedural oversight in initial hearing.
Eviction order stayed pending further review of maintenance issues.
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