Finch v Chen

Landlord wins · Oakville · 2020-08-14

Adjudicator

Jana Rozehnal

Dispute

Bad Faith Eviction, Illegal Rent Increase

Notice

N12 - Landlord's own use

Amount

$5-10K

Landlord

Y.C.

Tenant

H.F.

What happened

Tenant applied for orders regarding illegal rent increase and bad faith eviction. Landlord served N12 notice to terminate tenancy for own use, but listed property for sale shortly after tenant vacated.

The ruling

Tenant entitled to recover $358.61 in excess rent paid, $3,900 in rent differential for 1 year, and $1,936.92 in moving expenses, for a total of $5,886.92. Landlord's request for administrative fine denied.