H.N and J.H v O.S.L

Tenant wins · 2015-08-07

Dispute

Illegal Charges

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

O.

Tenant

H., J.

What happened

Tenants applied for an order determining that the Landlord has collected or retained money illegally. The Tenants alleged the Landlord withdrew more rent than was due and transferred utility accounts to the Tenants' names without their consent.

The ruling

The Landlord is ordered to pay the Tenant $38.11 in interest on the rent deposit and $45 for the filing fee, for a total of $83.11. If the Landlord does not pay by August 22, 2015, the Landlord will owe interest at 2% annually on the balance.