This dispute category runs the other direction from most on this page: it's where a tenant claims the landlord terminated the tenancy unlawfully — without a valid notice, without a valid ground, or through an illegal eviction (e.g. changing locks or removing belongings without a court order).
What Adjudicators Consider
- Whether any notice was served at all, and if so, whether it met the statutory requirements
- Whether the landlord took any physical action to remove the tenant before a valid notice period expired or before RTB/court enforcement
- Remedies can include an order for the tenant's reinstatement, or damages
Why this matters to landlords: This is the category to actively avoid ending up in. Self-help eviction — even against a tenant who is clearly in arrears or overholding — routinely results in a finding against the landlord, on top of the original issue being unresolved. Always use a validly served notice and the RTB/court enforcement route.