Safi v Kohanbaba Immigration Services

Tenant wins · North York · 2021-05-20

Adjudicator

Elle Venhola

Dispute

Harassment, Illegal Lockout

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

Kohanbaba Immigration Services, M.H.K.

Tenant

A.S.

Landlord rep

Mohammad Hossein Kohanbaba

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that the Landlords harassed, obstructed, coerced, threatened or interfered with the Tenant and substantially interfered with the reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit or residential complex by the Tenant. The Tenant alleged that the Landlords illegally locked him out of the rental unit on September 22, 2020.

The ruling

The Landlords harassed, obstructed, and threatened the Tenant, and substantially interfered with the Tenant's reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit or residential complex. The Landlords illegally locked the Tenant out of the rental unit on September 22, 2020. The Landlords are ordered to pay the Tenant $2,000 in abatement and compensation, and a $1,000 administrative fine to the LTB.