Lee and Choi v Sheshehgar

Tenant wins · Toronto · 2022-01-31

Adjudicator

Poeme Manigat

Dispute

Illegal Charges

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

S.S.

Tenant

G.C., P.L.

What happened

Tenants applied for an order determining that the Landlord has collected or retained money illegally, including a $300 key deposit and excessive rent increases.

The ruling

The Landlord is ordered to pay the Tenants $623.53 for the unlawful rent increase, $300 for the key deposit, and $50 for the cost of filing the application, for a total of $973.53. If the Landlord does not pay the full amount by February 11, 2022, they will owe interest at 2% annually on the outstanding balance.