📍 Ottawa, Ontario
Landlord failed to compensate tenants as required for termination of tenancy.
Claims of bad faith in termination notice dismissed.
Landlord must pay tenants $1,405.00.
Bad faith claim regarding termination notice dismissed.
Landlord's informal communication constituted a notice of termination under section 50(1)(a) of the Act.
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