Paczkowska and Pozios v Bandas

Tenant wins · Toronto · 2021-03-10

Adjudicator

Dale Whitmore

Dispute

Illegal Charges

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

P.B.

Tenant

A.P., D.P.

What happened

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

The ruling

The Landlord must pay the Tenants $1,893.88, which includes the return of the key deposit, overpaid rent, interest on the rent deposit, and the Tenants' filing fee. If the Landlord does not pay by March 21, 2021, he will owe simple interest at 2% annually on the outstanding balance.