Case Study

Tenant application — Bad faith notice · Beamsville · LTB-T-096495-25

Ontario LTB order in Beamsville · April 15, 2026 · Granted

🕑 Case timeline

Application Date: Not Available

Hearing Date: March 25, 2026

Order Issued: April 15, 2026

Termination Date: Not Available

Eviction Deadline: Not Available

ℹ️ Case overview

Case Number: LTB-T-096495-25
Address: 4471 COMFORT CRES, BEAMSVILLE, ON L3J1M2
Form Used: N12
Served By:
Amount Awarded: $2,000.00
Decision In Favor: Tenant
Application Type: Tenant application — Bad faith notice
RTA Sections: Section 57, Section 48

👥 Parties involved

Landlord: Dominic Niklas
Landlord Rep: Self Represented
Tenant: Melissa Faye Brown
Tenant Rep: Self Represented
Adjudicator: Farzana Kanji
Keywords: landlord own use, bad faith notice

⚖️ Decision summary

This Tenant application — Tenant application — Bad faith notice — was granted.

⚠️ Dispute summary

📑 Findings & determinations

It is ordered that: 1. The total amount the Landlord shall pay the Tenant is $14,263.00. This amount represents: • $5,220.00 for increased rent the Tenant is incurring for the one-year period from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026. • $1,000.00 for the reasonable moving, storage and other like expenses that the Tenant has incurred as a result of having to move out of the rental unit. • $7,995.00 for general compensation. • $48.00 for the cost of filing the application. 2. The Landlord shall pay the Tenant the full amount owing by April 26, 2026. 3. If the Landlord does not pay the Tenant the full amount owing by April 26, 2026, the Landlord will owe interest. This will be simple interest calculated from April 27, 2026, at 4.00% annually on the balance outstanding. File Number: LTB-T-096495-25 Order Page 5 of 5 4. The Tenant has the right, at any time, to collect the full amount owing or any balance outstanding under this order. April 15, 2026 ____________________________ Date Issued Farzana Kanji Member, Landlord and Tenant Board 15 Grosvenor Street, Ground Floor Toronto ON M7A 2G6

💡 Summary points

applied for an order determining that Dominic Niklas (the 'Landlord') gave a notice of termination in bad faith. This application was heard by videoconference on March 25, 2026.

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