Bad faith happens when a landlord gives a tenant a Form N12: Notice to End your Tenancy Because the Landlord, a Purchaser or a Family Member Requires the Rental Unit as a way to end the tenancy because of other issues going on in the tenancy. It means the landlord or their immediate family member does not have a genuine intention to move into the unit for the purposes of living there themselves. If a landlord is found by the Board to have acted in bad faith, the landlord could be ordered to pay the following:
-All or any portion of any increased rent that the former tenant has incurred or will incur for a one year period.
-Reasonable out of pocket, moving, storage, and other like expenses that the former tenant has incurred or will incur.
-An abatement of rent.
-An order that the landlord pay a fine to the Board.
-Any other order that the Board considers appropriate.