Geris v Royal York Property Management

Tenant wins · Thamesford · 2024-08-23

Adjudicator

Brett Lockwood

Dispute

Illegal Charges

Amount

$5-10K

Landlord

Royal York Property Management

Tenant

E.G., B.J.

Landlord rep

Rina Zariqi

What happened

Prospective Tenants applied for an order determining that the Landlord collected or retained money illegally. The Landlord charged a $750 application fee, a $223.74 'document processing and screening fee', and a $250 refundable key deposit, which the Prospective Tenants argued were illegal charges under the Residential Tenancies Act.

The ruling

The Landlord collected or retained $5,340.07 illegally from the Prospective Tenants, including a $223.74 'document processing and screening fee', a $250 refundable key deposit, and a $99 fee paid by the owner to the Landlord. The Landlord must refund the full $5,340.07 to the Prospective Tenants by September 3, 2024, or pay interest on the outstanding balance.