2008838 Ontario Limited v. King

Tenant wins · 2023-02-10

Adjudicator

Lederer J.

Dispute

Damage to Property, Illegal Eviction

Amount

$10-20K

Landlord

2008838 Ontario Limited, J.L.

Tenant

C.K.

Landlord rep

Bill Wong

Tenant rep

Brendan Jowett

What happened

The tenant applied to the LTB for damages resulting from an illegal eviction by the landlords. The landlords appealed the LTB's decision ordering them to pay damages to the tenant, arguing that the Residential Tenancies Act did not apply to the tenancy.

The ruling

The Divisional Court dismissed the landlords' appeal of the LTB decision. The court upheld the LTB's ruling that the Residential Tenancies Act applied to the tenancy and that the landlords were liable for damages resulting from an illegal eviction. The court corrected the damage amount to $14,620 due to a calculation error.