Sun v Liu

Tenant wins · North York · 2021-10-25

Adjudicator

Ian Speers

Dispute

Harassment, Illegal Retention Of Money

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

X.A.L.

Tenant

Y.S.

Tenant rep

You Tao Li

What happened

Tenant applied for orders determining that the Landlord collected or retained money illegally and harassed, obstructed, coerced, threatened or interfered with the Tenant and substantially interfered with the reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit. The Tenant's occupancy was short-lived as the Landlord terminated the tenancy on August 14, 2020 by removing the Tenant's belongings and changing the locks.

The ruling

The Landlord's actions of unilaterally terminating the tenancy on August 14, 2020 substantially interfered with the Tenant's reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit. The Tenant is entitled to the balance of August rent, the rent deposit, and $80 in moving expenses, for a total of $2,134.64.