Hall v Lapointe
Tenant wins · Sarnia · 2024-10-07
- Adjudicator
- Jane Dean
- Dispute
- Illegal Lock Out, Non-payment of Rent
- Notice
- Non-payment of rent (N4)
- Amount
- $10-20K
- Landlord
- B.H.
- Tenant
- A.L., C.T.
- Landlord rep
- Courtney Hall, Shannon Hall
- Tenant rep
- Raven McCall
What happened
Landlord applied for an order to terminate the tenancy and evict Tenants due to non-payment of rent. Tenants filed a s.82 claim alleging the Landlord illegally locked them out of the rental unit.
The ruling
The Board denied the Landlord's application for eviction due to the Landlord's illegal lockout of the Tenants. The Board ordered the Landlord to immediately provide the Tenants with keys and allow them to recover possession of the rental unit. The Board also ordered the Landlord to pay an administrative fine of $5,000 and refund the Tenants $720 in unlawfully collected late fees. The Tenants were ordered to pay the Landlord $5,583.75 less $98.63 per day for each day they remained out of possession.