This is a lot more complicated than it looks, from the description in the article. That said, the Canadian court did find the 'landlord' was in the wrong.

Renters need rights. Creepy landlords shouldn't have keys to your dwelling if your paying money. That should be optional. If you dint want to give them a key you can pay them for the locksmith in the off chance there is a real emergency that can't wait an hour for me to drive home.

(wavy transition to the future)

Landlord gets his ass sued off.

>In the end, Araki was ordered to pay $40 to Weng for a partial rent refund and $130 in damages for $170.

For an unlawful eviction. In the UK changing the locks without a court order. Would result in an urgent court order to allow the tennant back in and substantial fines in the region of £2,000. And that's just for being locked out over a weekend. Before getting a court order on the Monday.

What I got from the article was: Property management company decided to abdicate the few duties they perform to a tenant who was not really qualified to manage anything. Property mgmt outfits are parasites on a good day, but this one couldn't even be bothered to do their own evil

Landlording should be illegal. It is abhorrent and repulsive. It should be considered a human rights violation to be a landlord.

Sounds like what Elon Musk would do if he ever became a landlord.