Yay for the tenancy tribunal.
A Hamilton tenant has been stung $1850 for tampering with a smoke alarm just weeks after a new rule was passed putting more of the responsibility on them.
Jade Davies is one of the first tenants to be targeted by the new law which came into effect on July 1 and requires landlords to install smoke alarms and tenants to ensure they are in working order which includes replacing batteries.
The Tenancy Tribunal ordered Davies to pay $3864.07 for unpaid rent, cleaning, damage and repairs at the Glenview property she was living in. Of that $1850 was earmarked for exemplary damages for tampering with smoke alarms.
Jade Davies is one of the first tenants to be targeted by the new law which came into effect on July 1 and requires landlords to install smoke alarms and tenants to ensure they are in working order which includes replacing batteries.
The Tenancy Tribunal ordered Davies to pay $3864.07 for unpaid rent, cleaning, damage and repairs at the Glenview property she was living in. Of that $1850 was earmarked for exemplary damages for tampering with smoke alarms.
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