Francis v I-land Corp

Tenant wins · Toronto · 2021-09-20

Adjudicator

Dale Whitmore

Dispute

Illegal Eviction, Interference With Reasonable Enjoyment

Amount

$5-10K

Landlord

I-land Corp, J.I.

Tenant

R.F.

Landlord rep

Steven Sinukoff, Charlene Lewin

Tenant rep

Megan Lee, Julio Diaz

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that Landlords harassed, obstructed, coerced, threatened or interfered with him, entered the rental unit illegally, altered the locking system on a door giving entry to the rental unit or residential complex without giving him replacement keys, and substantially interfered with his reasonable enjoyment.

The ruling

The Landlords illegally evicted the Tenant without following the procedures set out in the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, and substantially interfered with his reasonable enjoyment by withholding all his belongings from him. The Tenant is awarded $4,000 for his lost belongings and $1,000 in general damages for pain and suffering. The Landlords are also ordered to pay an administrative fine of $3,000 to the Board.