Unnisa v Datt

Landlord wins · Mississauga · 2021-11-22

Adjudicator

Frank Ebner

Dispute

Bad Faith Eviction

Notice

Bad faith eviction (T5)

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

N.D., S.C.

Tenant

B.D.U., A.A.H.

What happened

Tenants applied for an order determining that Landlords gave a notice of termination in bad faith. The Tenants vacated the rental unit on April 15, 2019 based on a text message notification from the Landlords on March 8, 2019, asking the Tenants to vacate by May 31, 2019 because the Landlord's mother intended to occupy the unit.

The ruling

The Tenants' T5 application is dismissed. The Landlords did not give the notice of termination in bad faith, as the Landlord's mother moved into the unit within a reasonable time after the Tenants vacated. The Landlords are required to pay the Tenants one month's rent compensation of $1,883 pursuant to s. 48.1 of the Act.