Muir v Juneau

Tenant wins · Guelph · 2021-10-19

Dispute

Bad Faith Eviction

Notice

Personal use (N12)

Amount

$5-10K

Landlord

M.J.

Tenant

T.M.

Tenant rep

Heather Muir

What happened

Tenant filed a T5 application claiming the landlord served an N12 notice in bad faith, as the landlord had listed the property for sale at the time. The tenant vacated the unit as a result of the N12 notice, and the property was sold shortly after.

The ruling

The Board found that the landlord served the N12 notice in bad faith, as the property was listed for sale at the time. The tenant is entitled to a rent differential of $500 per month for 12 months, as well as a reimbursement of the $53 filing fee.