Wellington v Lee

Tenant wins · Toronto · 2025-10-06

Adjudicator

Amanda Kovats

Dispute

Bad Faith Eviction

Notice

Personal use (N12)

Amount

>$20K

Landlord

D.L.

Tenant

S.W., M.U.

Landlord rep

Sarah Teal

What happened

Tenants applied for an order determining that the Landlord and Purchaser gave a notice of termination (N12) in bad faith. The Tenants vacated the unit because of the notice, but the purchase of the property fell through and the Purchaser never moved in. The Tenants ended up living in a shelter following the eviction. The LTB found that while the Landlord acted in good faith, the Purchaser acted in bad faith by failing to verify his financial ability to close the deal before the Tenants moved out.

The ruling

The LTB ordered the Purchaser to pay the Tenants $20,448.00, consisting of $20,400.00 in general compensation and $48.00 for the filing fee, due to a bad faith N12 eviction. The claim against the Landlord was dismissed as he was found to have acted in good faith. The Tenants were awarded the maximum general compensation due to the severe impact of the eviction, which left them residing in a shelter.