To start with, here are several tilings of simple defective squares
+--+ +-----+--+
| | | | |
| +--+ | +--+ +--+
| | | | | |
+-----+ +--+ +--+--+
2x2 | | | |
| +--+--+ +
| | |
+-----+-----+
4x4
+-----+-----+
| | |
+--+ | +--+--+
| | | | |
| +--+--+--+ |
| | | |
+--+--+--+ +--+
| | | | |
| +--+ +--+ |
| | | |
+-----+--+-----+
5x5