Kinghorn v Gykan Enterprises Inc

Landlord wins · Toronto · 2020-09-28

Adjudicator

Nicola Mulima

Dispute

Illegal Charges

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

Gykan Enterprises Inc

Tenant

R.K.

Landlord rep

D. Donnelly, A. Whyte

Tenant rep

D. McIntyre

What happened

Tenant filed an application claiming the landlord charged illegal rent increases and HST, and failed to pay interest on the last month's rent deposit.

The ruling

The Board ordered the landlord to pay the tenant $855.01, which includes $283.50 for illegal HST charges and $566.51 for interest owed on the last month's rent deposit. The landlord must pay the full amount by October 9, 2020, or the tenant can deduct it from future rent payments.