(1) Until such time as the compensation is paid to the tenant shall have been finally determined, the landlord shall do nothing on the holding which might diminish the value of the unexhausted improvements thereon, and the landlord shall be under a duty to permit the tenant to have free access to the holding at all reasonable times for the purpose of making assessments of his or her unexhausted improvements or safeguarding his or her interest therein.
(2) A landlord contravening the provisions of subsection (1), without prejudice to his or her civil liability, is liable on summary conviction thereof before a magistrate to a fine not exceeding $500.