The man, who has lived in his apartment since 2004, turned off the ventilation himself and refused to start it again despite repeated warnings from the landlord. The host also considered that the tenant, who is 85 years old, was so messy that it was to be considered a sanitary nuisance.
The termination was initially postponed as the municipality was unable to find a new home for the man, but now it is clear that the rent committee is following the landlord’s line. The decision is based on the black mold and not on the messiness and the other points that the housing company put forward, the rent board writes in its decision.