Landlord Ordered to Pay $17060 for Illegal Lockout of Tenant in Sarnia: Waddilove v EQB LTD 2024

The Landlord made the difficult decision of restricting the ability of the tenants of the Residential Complex to access or return to their respective units, until the repair and remediation work had been completed. This difficult decision was made in the interests of the safety and well-being of the tenants, as the Landlord's professionals had advised it that there was a risk to the tenants' safety and well-being if they returned to the Residential Complex before all work had been completed and before the appropriate professionals confirmed that the Residential Complex was fit for occupancy.

The Landlord demanded the Tenant get insurance for the unit when they could not even live in it, and told the Tenant that until they had proof of insurance, they could not access their items. The Landlord provided a series of photos to show that the unit was a mess after the Tenant accessed it.

The Landlord failed to mitigate any damages to the Tenant's unit and may have even been the cause of additional damage to the unit. The Landlord did not advise the Tenant of the flooding and took no action to immediately remediate the flooding to mitigate any damages.

The Tenant was able to grab some clothes and stuff for their children after the fire. The Tenant reached out to the Landlord on multiple occasions to see when they could return or to get some items, but the Landlord did not provide any information. The Tenant went into the unit in April 2023 and took a couple videos, and there was nothing wrong with the unit at that time.