Barnaby v. Salamander Opportunities

Tenant wins · Barrie · 2018-09-27

Adjudicator

C. Horkins

Dispute

Illegal Lockout

Amount

$10-20K

Landlord

S.O., A.R.

Tenant

D.B., D.B.

Landlord rep

D. Strashin

Tenant rep

O. Syed

What happened

The landlord appealed a Landlord Tenant Board decision that found they had illegally locked out the tenant by failing to provide replacement keys after repairs from a fire. The Board had ordered the landlord to pay the tenant $15,655.70 for storage expenses and increased rental costs. The landlord sought to have this order set aside.

The ruling

The Divisional Court dismissed the landlord's appeal of the Landlord Tenant Board decision. The court found that the grounds of appeal did not raise questions of law and there was no procedural unfairness. The Board's order for the landlord to pay the tenant $15,655.70 for illegal lockout was upheld.