Faber v McCutcheon

Tenant wins · Florence · 2021-06-11

Adjudicator

Dawn

Dispute

Illegal Rent Increase

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

W.M.

Tenant

J.F., D.M.

Landlord rep

Jason Dudley

Tenant rep

Duty Counsel

What happened

Tenants applied for an order determining that the Landlord has collected or retained money illegally. The Landlord had increased the rent from $750 to $800 per month, which the Tenants argued was an unlawful increase.

The ruling

The Landlord is ordered to pay the Tenants $650 for the period of September 1, 2019 to October 2020 due to the unlawful rent increase, and to reduce the rent to $750 per month effective November 1, 2020. The Landlord must also pay the Tenants $50 for the cost of filing the application. If the Landlord does not pay the full amount owed by June 22, 2021, they will owe simple interest at 2% annually on the outstanding balance.