St. Denis v Smith

Tenant wins · Bowmanville · 2022-02-16

Adjudicator

John Tzanis

Dispute

Tenant rights, Breach of Conditions

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

D.S.

Tenant

T.S.D.

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that Landlord harassed, obstructed, coerced, threatened or interfered with the Tenant and entered the rental unit illegally. The Landlord was found to have entered the unit illegally on two occasions, violating the Tenant's privacy rights.

The ruling

The Landlord was found to have entered the Tenant's unit illegally on two occasions, violating the Tenant's privacy rights. The Landlord is ordered to pay $1,000 to the Tenant and a $1,000 administrative fine to the Landlord and Tenant Board by March 15, 2022.