Levert v Tuck

Tenant wins · Thunder Bay · 2024-07-25

Adjudicator

Reid Jackson

Dispute

Bad Faith Eviction

Notice

Personal use (N12)

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

N.T.

Tenant

J.L.

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that the Landlord gave a notice of termination in bad faith. The Landlord served the Tenant an N12 notice to terminate the tenancy for personal use, but the Landlord's sister and nephew moved into the rental unit instead of the Landlord.

The ruling

The Tenant proved the Landlord served the N12 notice in bad faith, as the Landlord's sister and nephew, not the Landlord, moved into the rental unit. The Landlord must pay the Tenant $2,348, including $500 for general compensation and $1,800 for increased rent the Tenant incurred for one year.