The applicant, a commercial tenant, sought the return of possession and quiet enjoyment of leased premises after being wrongfully locked out by the respondent landlord.
The landlord claimed the lease terminated based on a purported amending agreement, which the court found invalid due to lack of authenticity and consideration.
The court granted the applicant equitable relief from forfeiture, declared the original lease valid until February 28, 2022, and ordered the landlord to take all lawful steps to deliver vacant possession, despite a new tenant being in possession.
A trial was ordered to determine damages for the wrongful termination and dispossession.