Flaherty v Beecroft

Tenant wins · Toronto · 2025-02-03

Adjudicator

Panagiotis Peter Roupas

Dispute

Illegal Charges

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

D.B.

Tenant

M.F., E.N.

What happened

Tenants applied for an order determining that the Landlord collected or retained money illegally, specifically a $1,200 pet damage deposit.

The ruling

The Landlord must pay the Tenants $1,248, which includes the $1,200 illegal pet damage deposit and the $48 application fee. If the Landlord does not pay by the due date, they will owe interest at 5% annually on the outstanding balance.