Kostiw v Basra

Tenant wins · Toronto · 2024-10-02

Adjudicator

Kyle McGraw

Dispute

Illegal Charges

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

H.K.B., J.K.B., S.S.B.

Tenant

N.K., E.S.

Landlord rep

Simmy Goenka

What happened

Tenants applied for an order determining that Landlords and Landlord's Agent collected or retained money illegally, including a key deposit and interest on rent deposit.

The ruling

The Landlords must pay the Tenants $801.75, which includes the $675 key deposit that was not refunded, $73.75 in interest on the rent deposit, and the $53 application filing fee. If the Landlords do not pay the full amount by October 13, 2024, they will owe interest at 7% annually on the outstanding balance.