📍 Kitchener, Ontario
Landlord served N12 notice claiming need for personal use.
Tenant vacated and Landlord sold the unit shortly after moving in.
Landlord failed to live in the unit for the required one year.
Tenant proved bad faith eviction on balance of probabilities.
Landlord ordered to pay compensation to Tenant.
Landlord's actions constituted bad faith under section 57 of the RTA.
Landlord to pay $12,199.10 to Tenants by October 3, 2023.
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