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Distress & Termination
Bonaventura v. 1603752 Ontario Inc. 2020 Ont SCJ
Another case of a landlord changing locks and, at the same time, refusing the tenant the ability to obtain its goods and chattels by claiming distress. Changing locks affected a termination of the lease and one cannot distrain after the lease is terminated. Landlord forced tenant to bring a motion to obtain its chattels; landlord ultimately agreed to that order and the judge ordered substantial indemnity costs against landlord.
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Written by Jonathan Speigel, the founding partner of Speigel Nichols Fox LLP, leads the litigation and construction practices. |