Evictly

Anelli v Cho

Tenant wins · Etobicoke · 2025-09-03

Adjudicator
Karen Gonçalves
Dispute
Illegal Charge, Rent Dispute
Amount
$5-10K
Landlord
S.H.C., E.H.P.
Tenant
J.A.

What happened

The Tenant applied for an order determining that the Landlords collected or retained money illegally, including an unlawful rent increase, an illegal pet deposit, and an unreturned key deposit and last month's rent deposit.

The ruling

The Landlords are ordered to pay the Tenant a total of $8,807.13. This includes $2,631.51 for excess rent, $1,000.00 for an illegal pet deposit, $100.00 for a key deposit, $4,900.00 for the unreturned last month's rent deposit, $127.62 in interest, and $48.00 for the application filing fee. Payment must be made by September 14, 2025.