FH v MFRFL

Tenant wins · 2016-04-29

Dispute

Illegal Rent, Rent Rebate

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

M.

Tenant

F.

Landlord rep

IF

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that Landlord has collected or retained money illegally. The dispute centers around a significant rent increase from $370.83 to $1,527.00 annually in 2008, which was found to be illegal under the Residential Tenancies Act.

The ruling

The Board determined that the rent increase in 2008 was illegal and void. The lawful rent was set at $370.83 annually. The Landlord was ordered to pay the Tenant $2,123.30, which includes $2,078.30 for excess rent collected and $45.00 for the application fee. Interest will accrue at 2.00% annually on any outstanding balance after May 31, 2016.