📍 Thunder Bay, Ontario
Tenant alleges illegal entry and interference by landlord.
Landlord changed locks and denied access post-incarceration.
Tenant was not formally evicted but could not access unit.
Tenant proved allegations on a balance of probabilities.
Landlord's actions constituted substantial interference.
Board found in favor of the tenant based on evidence of illegal entry and lock change.
Tenant's reasonable enjoyment of the unit was substantially interfered with.
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