Salimi v Lotfi

Tenant wins · Thornhill · 2025-04-28

Adjudicator

Carrie Bertrand

Dispute

Bad Faith Eviction, Personal Use, Tenant Rights

Notice

Personal use (N12)

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

E.S.

Tenant

M.L., S.M.

Landlord rep

Lavinia Volney

Tenant rep

Sassan Emam

What happened

The Landlord applied to evict the Tenants for personal use, stating her son and parents required the unit. The Tenants contested, arguing the application was in bad faith, evidenced by a year-long pattern of the Landlord pressuring them to vacate for various family members (parents, nephew, then son) and attempting an illegal rent increase. The LTB found the Landlord's reasons inconsistent and not credible, ultimately dismissing the application.

The ruling

The Landlord's application to evict the Tenants for personal use is dismissed. The LTB found the Landlord acted in bad faith and the application was retaliatory. The tenancy will continue. The Tenants are ordered to repay the one month's rent compensation they received from the Landlord.