Kotowski v Song

Tenant wins · Toronto · 2024-08-08

Adjudicator

Emily Robb

Dispute

Alteration Of Locks, Illegal Entry

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

J.S.

Tenant

J.K.

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that the Landlord entered the rental unit illegally and altered the locking system on the door without providing replacement keys.

The ruling

The Board found that the Tenant became the lawful Tenant as of May 1, 2022 and the Landlord's actions in changing the locks on September 1, 2022 without providing replacement keys was a breach of the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006. The Board ordered the Landlord to pay the Tenant $500 for the reasonable costs of replacing property and $53 for the application fee.