McQuaig v Hale

Tenant wins · North Bay · 2023-10-18

Adjudicator

Curtis Begg

Dispute

Harassment, Illegal Entry, Illegal Lockout

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

B.H.

Tenant

A.M.

Landlord rep

S. Bailey

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that Landlord entered the rental unit illegally, altered the locking system without providing replacement keys, and harassed, obstructed, coerced, threatened or interfered with the Tenant.

The ruling

The Landlord must pay the Tenant $1,453 in damages and an administrative fine of $1,000 to the Board for illegally entering the rental unit and changing the locks without providing replacement keys.