Hyde v Pigeon

Landlord wins · Toronto · 2021-03-03

Adjudicator

Kathleen Wells

Dispute

Illegal Charges

Landlord

D.P.

Tenant

M.H.

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that the Landlord collected or retained money illegally. The Tenant had entered into a lease agreement with the Landlord for a room in the Landlord's rented house, and paid a deposit. The Tenant vacated the rental unit, and the Landlord did not return the damage deposit.

The ruling

The Board found that the Landlord was not a landlord as defined in the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, and therefore the Board had no jurisdiction over this matter. The Tenant's application was dismissed.