Feng Chen v Dong

Tenant wins · Concord · 2025-09-09

Adjudicator

Colette Myers

Dispute

Bad Faith Eviction, Illegal Act, Maintenance

Notice

Personal use (N12)

Amount

$10-20K

Landlord

Y.D.

Tenant

J.W.M.F.C., G.F.Z.

Tenant rep

Ka Sang Chau

What happened

The Tenants applied for a determination that the Landlord gave a notice of termination in bad faith (T5) and collected or retained money illegally (T1). The Landlord informed the Tenants via text that he needed the unit for his parents, pressured them into signing an N11, and then listed the unit for sale five days after they vacated. The Landlord also changed the internet password during the final days of the tenancy, impacting the Tenants' university studies, and failed to return a key deposit or pay mandatory N12 compensation.

The ruling

The Landlord is ordered to pay the Tenants a total of $13,724.25. This includes $10,000.00 in general compensation for the stress of a bad faith eviction, $3,050.00 for mandatory N12 compensation, the return of a $500.00 key deposit, $76.25 in interest, and a $50.00 rent abatement for a temporary internet shut-off. The Landlord's claim of financial hardship was rejected due to a lack of evidence and the immediate listing of the property for sale after the Tenants vacated.