Kim v Yorkwest Developments
Landlord wins · Etobicoke · 2025-05-02
- Adjudicator
- Karen Gonçalves
- Dispute
- Illegal Entry, Tenant Rights
- Landlord
- Yorkwest Developments, S.B.
- Tenant
- R.K., C.S.L.
- Landlord rep
- Janet Bortolussi
What happened
The Tenants filed an application (T2) alleging that the Landlord entered the rental unit illegally and substantially interfered with their reasonable enjoyment. The dispute centered on an incident where the Landlord attended the unit to attach a lockbox because the property was being sold and tested keys in the door lock. The Tenants claimed the Landlord attempted to enter unannounced while one tenant was asleep, while the Landlord claimed he knocked and received permission from the other tenant to test the keys.
The ruling
The Landlord and Tenant Board dismissed the Tenants' application. The Board determined that the Landlord did not enter the rental unit illegally. The evidence suggested that the Landlord knocked and received verbal permission from Tenant 2 to test the door keys while on-site to install a lockbox for a property sale.