Ballentine v De Hoop Construction

Landlord wins · Kingston · 2020-08-19

Adjudicator

Linda Markell

Dispute

Harassment, Illegal Entry, Interference With Reasonable Enjoyment

Notice

Non-payment of rent (N4)

Amount

$5-10K

Landlord

De Hoop Construction Limited

Tenant

B.B., C.F.

Landlord rep

Dave De Hoop, Connie De Hoop, Julie Bell

Tenant rep

Duty Counsel

What happened

Tenants applied for an order determining that the Landlord harassed, obstructed, coerced, threatened or interfered with them, entered the rental unit illegally, altered the locking system without providing replacement keys, and substantially interfered with their reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit. The Landlord filed an application for rent arrears.

The ruling

The Landlord harassed, obstructed, and interfered with the Tenants' reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit through a sustained campaign of threatening behavior, illegal entry, and invalid notices. The Tenants' actions in changing the locks were a reasonable response. The Landlord must pay a $500 fine, $3,054 in rent abatement, and $300 for the Tenants' vehicle deductible. The Tenants owe the Landlord $1,657.40 in rent arrears.