Kandasamy v Kamalakanthan

Tenant wins · Mississauga · 2021-08-16

Adjudicator

Jana Rozehnal

Dispute

Harassment, Illegal Entry, Interference With Reasonable Enjoyment

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

M.K.

Tenant

K.K., T.K.

Tenant rep

T. Sivapatham

What happened

Tenants applied for an order determining that the Landlord or the Landlord's agent harassed, obstructed, coerced, threatened or interfered with them, entered the rental unit illegally, altered the locking system on a door giving entry to the rental unit or residential complex without giving them replacement keys and substantially interfered with the reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit or residential complex by the Tenants or by a member of their household.

The ruling

The Landlord or the Landlord's agents harassed, obstructed and interfered with the Tenants, entered the rental unit illegally, altered the locking system on a door giving entry to the rental unit or residential complex without giving the Tenants replacement keys and substantially interfered with the reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit or residential complex by the Tenants or by a member of their household. The Landlord is ordered to pay the Tenants $4,046.91 for various expenses incurred as a result of the Landlord's actions.