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Posted on November 25, 2019 | Posted in Civil Litigation, Five Liners

Cassandro v. Glass 2019 Ont CA

Landlord terminated the lease and then seized tenant’s chattels by way of distraint. Landlord was held liable for the value of the chattels because the distraint was illegal. A landlord has a right to distrain chattels only if there is an existing tenancy.

 

Jonathan Speigel

 

Written by Jonathan Speigel, the founding partner of Speigel Nichols Fox LLP, leads the litigation and construction practices.

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