September 8th, 2012
LANDLORD and TENANT DISPUTE LEADS TO TENANT…BITING THE LANDLORD!
This is a good warning to all British Columbia landlords. It comes from Barrie, Ontario where a Barrie landlord was….bitten by their tenant!
As landlord and tenant disputes seems to grow here daily, heed this story from a Barrie landlord.
A Barrie, Ontario, teenager faces assault and mischief charges after her landlord complained to police she bit him during a landlord and tenant dispute.
The Barrie Police were called to a rental residence just before 8 p.m. Tuesday and were told a 17-year old girl had been removed from the property.
Officers left, but said she returned and began smashing windows. The landlord confronted her and she left again, this time with the landlord following while on the phone with police.
That’s when, police said, she turned around….and bit him!
She was arrested and charged with assault, two counts of mischief and breaching her probation on another charge. She was held for a bail hearing.
What happened to this Barrie landlord and the legal situation the tenant now faces is a reminder for BC landlords to be careful with any landlord and tenant disputes. It’s yet another example of bad tenants.
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