About four years ago, the Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board issued only 11 penalties for eviction without cause. However, tenant advocates believe that this number is significantly low and indicative of the province's failure to protect tenants' rights.
The city of Toronto obtained this information from the Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board. Almost all of these 11 penalties, issued from January 2020 to the end of September 2023, amounted to less than $3,000 as fines imposed on landlords, with the exception of two cases.
One penalty was issued for $5,000, and another for $10,000, which is significantly below the maximum allowable fine of $50,000 for no-fault evictions according to Ontario's Residential Tenancies Act, the provincial law that governs the rights and responsibilities of tenants and landlords.
From the information provided, it is not clear why the fines have been reduced to such levels, and why these evictions are in contradiction with the legal regulations in Ontario. This matter may be subject to further investigation to uncover the reasons behind this issue and make appropriate decisions.

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