Case Study

Tenant application — Bad faith notice · Sault Ste. Marie · LTB-T-094698-24

Ontario LTB order in Sault Ste. Marie · January 8, 2026 · Granted

🕑 Case timeline

Application Date: Not Available

Hearing Date: June 19, 2025

Order Issued: January 8, 2026

Termination Date: Not Available

Eviction Deadline: Not Available

ℹ️ Case overview

Case Number: LTB-T-094698-24
Address: B-116 EAST BALFOUR ST, SAULT STE. MARIE, ON P6C1X5
Form Used: N12
Served By:
Amount Awarded: $11,163.00
Decision In Favor: Tenant
Application Type: Tenant application — Bad faith notice
RTA Sections: Section 57, Section 48

👥 Parties involved

Landlord: Doug Belanger
Landlord Rep: Self Represented
Tenant: Ken Vanschooneugld and Linda Vanschooneveld
Tenant Rep: Self Represented
Adjudicator:
Keywords: 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 Tenants is $11,163.00. This amount represents: • $5,640.00 for increased rent the Tenants have incurred for the one-year period from March 1, 2024 to February 28, 2025. • $470.00 for the reasonable moving, storage and other like expenses that the Tenants have incurred as a result of having to move out of the rental unit. • $5,000.00 for general compensation. • $53.00 for the cost of filing the application. 2. The Landlord shall pay the Tenants the full amount owing by January 19, 2026. File Number: LTB-T-094698-24 Order Page 5 of 5 3. If the Landlord does not pay the Tenants the full amount owing by January 19, 2026, the Landlord will owe interest. This will be simple interest calculated from January 20, 2026 at 4.00% annually on the balance outstanding. 4. The Tenants have the right, at any time, to collect the full amount owing or any balance outstanding under this order. 5. The Landlord shall pay to the LTB an administrative fine in the amount of $5,000.00 by January 19, 2026. January 8, 2026 Date Issued _________ _________ Fotoula Hatzantonis Member, Landlord and Tenant Board 15 Grosvenor Street, Ground Floor Toronto ON M7A 2G6

💡 Summary points

applied for an order determining that Doug Belanger (the ‘Landlord’) gave a notice of termination in bad faith. This application was heard by videoconference on June 19, 2025.

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