Rice v Salimian

Tenant wins · Newmarket · 2025-07-21

Adjudicator

Colin Elsby

Dispute

Bad Faith Eviction

Notice

Personal use (N12)

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

G.S.

Tenant

C.L.R.

Landlord rep

Bahman Roudgar

What happened

The Tenant applied for an order determining that the Landlord gave a notice of termination in bad faith. The Landlord served an N12 notice for own use, but failed to occupy the unit within a reasonable time, instead renovating the basement and renting it out to others while claiming undocumented repairs delayed her move-in.

The ruling

The Landlord is ordered to pay the Tenant a total of $4,391.57 by August 1, 2025. This includes $1,343.57 for moving and storage expenses, $3,000.00 in general compensation for the stress and disruption caused by the bad faith eviction, and the $48.00 filing fee. The board found the Landlord's claim of needing repairs to be unsubstantiated and noted the unit was instead renovated and partially rented out.