Liles v Bhachu

Tenant wins · Oakville · 2024-12-04

Adjudicator

Sheena Brar

Dispute

Bad Faith Eviction

Notice

Personal use (N12)

Amount

>$20K

Landlord

R.B.

Tenant

C.L.

Tenant rep

M. Levy

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that Landlord gave a notice of termination in bad faith. Landlord served N12 notice for own use, but no one moved in after Tenant vacated. Landlord later listed the unit for lease at a higher rent.

The ruling

Landlord served N12 notice in bad faith to increase rent. Tenant proved case on balance of probabilities. Landlord must pay Tenant $21,789.20, including rent abatement, increased rent, moving expenses, and general compensation. Landlord also fined $1,000.