The appellant landlord appealed a Small Claims Court judgment awarding the respondent tenant $25,000 in damages for illegal distraint and dismissing the landlord's claim for unpaid common area expenses.
The Divisional Court found that the landlord-tenant relationship ended when the landlord changed the locks, making the subsequent distraint of the tenant's chattels illegal.
The court also upheld the dismissal of the landlord's claim for common area expenses due to a lack of supporting evidence at trial.
The appeal was dismissed.
