Case Study

Tenant application — Harassment · Smiths Falls · LTB-T-095474-24

Ontario LTB order in Smiths Falls · February 10, 2026 · Granted

🕑 Case timeline

Application Date: Not Available

Hearing Date: February 4, 2026

Order Issued: February 10, 2026

Termination Date: Not Available

Eviction Deadline: Not Available

ℹ️ Case overview

Case Number: LTB-T-095474-24
Address: Basement-10 FIFTH ST, SMITHS FALLS, ON K7A3K1
Form Used:
Served By:
Amount Awarded: $3,000.00
Decision In Favor: Tenant
Application Type: Tenant application — Harassment
RTA Sections: Section 31

👥 Parties involved

Landlord: Kirk Evoy and Loretta Evoy
Landlord Rep: Self Represented
Tenant: John Lumsden
Tenant Rep: Self Represented
Adjudicator:
Keywords: eviction, landlord own use, interference with reasonable enjoyment, harassment, illegal entry, illegal charges

⚖️ Decision summary

This Tenant application — Tenant application — Harassment — was granted.

⚠️ Dispute summary

📑 Findings & determinations

It is ordered that: 1. The total amount the Landlords shall pay to the Tenant is $7,348.00. This amount represents: • $2,300.00 for the reasonable costs that the Tenant will incur to replace the property that was retained by the Landlords; • $5,000.00 for general damages; and • $48.00 for the cost of filing the application. File Number: LTB-T-095474-24 Order Page 8 of 8 2. The Landlords shall pay the Tenant the full amount owing by March 10, 2026. 3. If the Landlords do not pay the Tenant the full amount owing by March 10, 2026, the Landlords will owe interest. This will be simple interest calculated from March 11, 2026 at 4.00% annually on the balance outstanding. 4. The Tenant has the right, at any time, to collect the full amount owing or any balance outstanding under this order. 5. The Landlords shall pay to the Landlord and Tenant Board an administrative fine in the amount of $3,000.00 by March 10, 2026. February 10, 2026 ____________________________ Date Issued Kimberly Parish Vice Chair, Landlord and Tenant Board 15 Grosvenor Street, Ground Floor Toronto ON M7A 2G6

💡 Summary points

applied for an order determining that Kirk Evoy and Loretta Evoy (the 'Landlords'): • entered the rental unit illegally. • substantially interfered with the reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit or residential complex by the Tenant or by a member of their household. • harassed, obstructed, coerced, threatened or interfered with the Tenant. • did not give the Tenant 72 hours to remove their property from the rental unit or from some place close to the rental unit after the Sheriff evicted the Tenant. This application was heard by videoconference on February 4, 2026.

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