📍 Other, Ontario
Landlords served an N12 notice claiming need for personal use.
Tenants vacated but Landlords did not use the unit as claimed.
Property listed for sale within a year of tenants vacating.
Tenants proved bad faith on balance of probabilities.
No evidence presented by Landlords to rebut the presumption of bad faith.
Tenants' application successful.
Landlords to pay compensation and costs to Tenants.
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