234 A person is guilty of an offence if the person, (a) enters a rental unit where such entry is not permitted by section 26, 27 or 142 or enters without first complying with the requirements of section 26, 27 or 142; (b) fails to make an evicted tenant’s property available for retrieval in accordance with subsection 41 (3); (b.1) contravenes subsection 47.4 (1); (c) gives a notice to terminate a tenancy under section 48 or 49 in contravention of section 51; (d) requires or receives a security deposit from a tenant contrary to section 105; (e) fails to pay to the tenant annually interest on the rent deposit held in respect of their tenancy in accordance with section 106; (f) fails to apply the rent deposit held in respect of a tenancy to the rent for the last month of the tenancy in contravention of subsection 106 (10); (g) fails to repay an amount received as a rent deposit as required by subsection 107 (1) or (2); (h) fails to provide a tenant or former tenant with a receipt in accordance with section 109; (i) fails to provide the notice in the form required under section 114 or gives false information in the notice; (j) requires a tenant to pay rent proposed in an application in contravention of subsection 126 (5); (k) fails to provide information on the total cost of utilities in accordance with subsection 128 (2); (l) charges or collects amounts from a tenant, a prospective tenant, a former tenant, a subtenant, a potential subtenant, an assignee or a potential assignee in contravention of section 134; (l.1) terminates the obligation to supply electricity without the tenant’s consent in contravention of subsection 137 (3); (l.2) charges a tenant a portion of the cost of the utility without the consent of the tenant in contravention of subsection 138 (1); (m) gives a notice of rent increase or a notice of increase of a charge in a care home without first giving an information package contrary to section 140; (n) does anything to prevent a tenant of a care home from obtaining care services from a person of the tenant’s choice contrary to clause 147 (a); (o) interferes with the provision of care services to a tenant of a care home contrary to clause 147 (b); (p) increases a charge for providing a care service or meals to a tenant in a care home in contravention of section 150; (q) interferes with a tenant’s right under section 156 to sell or lease his or her mobile home; (r) restricts the right of a tenant of a mobile home park or land lease community to purchase goods or services from the person of his or her choice in contravention of section 160; (s) charges an illegal contingency fee in contravention of subsection 214 (1); (t) fails to comply with any or all of the items contained in a work order issued under section 225; (t.1) fails to comply with a production order issued under section 231.1; (u) obstructs or interferes with an inspector exercising a power of entry under section 230 or 231 or with an investigator exercising a power of entry under section 231; (v) furnishes false or misleading information in any material filed in any proceeding under this Act or provided to the Board, an employee in the Board, an official of the Board, an inspector, an investigator, the Minister or a designate of the Minister; (w) unlawfully recovers possession of a rental unit; (x) charges rent in an amount greater than permitted under this Act; or (y) contravenes an order of the Board that, (i) orders a landlord to do specified repairs or replacements or other work within a specified time, (ii) orders that a landlord, a superintendent or an agent of a landlord may not engage in any further activities listed in paragraphs 2 to 6 of subsection 29 (1) against any of the tenants in a residential complex, or (iii) orders a landlord not to breach an obligation under subsection 41 (2) or (3) again.  2006, c. 17, s. 234; 2009, c. 33, Sched. 21, s. 11 (9); 2010, c. 8, s. 39 (2); 2013, c. 3, s. 54; 2016, c. 2, Sched. 6, s. 3; 2017, c. 13, s. 29; 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 34. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2009, c. 33, Sched. 21, s. 11 (9) - 15/12/2009 2010, c. 8, s. 39 (2)
- 01/01/2011 2013, c. 3, s. 54 - 01/06/2014 2016, c. 2, Sched. 6, s. 3 - 08/09/2016 2017, c. 13, s. 29
- 30/05/2017 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 34 - 01/01/2022