Cote v Grewal

Tenant wins · Kitchener · 2024-04-15

Adjudicator

Mayra Sawicki

Dispute

Bad Faith Eviction

Notice

Personal use (N12)

Amount

$5-10K

Landlord

J.S.G., J.K.D.

Tenant

J.C., M.C.

Tenant rep

S. Harvey

What happened

James Cote and Melissa Cote (the 'Tenants') applied for an order determining that Jatinder Sign Grewal and Jaspreet Kaur Dhanoa (the 'Landlords') gave a notice of termination in bad faith.

The ruling

The Tenants proved the allegations contained in the application on a balance of probabilities. Therefore, the Landlords must pay the Tenants $7,993.97, which includes $6,600 for increased rent, $1,340.97 for moving and storage expenses, and $53 for the cost of filing the application.