CD and JC v SM and MZ

Tenant wins

Dispute

Illegal Charges

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

S., M., L., L.

Tenant

C., J.

Landlord rep

SH

Tenant rep

BT, DG

What happened

Tenants applied for an order determining that Landlords collected or retained money illegally. This application was related to previous orders where Tenants sought return of $3,815.00 in deposits and rent payments. The main issue was whether the doctrine of res judicata applied due to a previous order on the same matter.

The ruling

The Board amended the previous order (SWT-15689-18) to add SM, MZ, [Landlord], and [Landlord] as respondent Landlords. The current application was dismissed as unnecessary due to this amendment. The Tenants were ordered to immediately give a copy of this order to the Landlords through various specified methods, avoiding the use of Canada Post due to a potential strike.