Linton v Vreca

Tenant wins · Nepean · 2023-12-21

Adjudicator

Elena Jacob

Dispute

Illegal Charges

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

A.V., M.V.

Tenant

J.L., W.X.

What happened

Tenants applied for an order determining that the Landlords collected or retained money illegally, including excess rent, a refundable key deposit, and costs for locating the Landlords' legal address.

The ruling

The Landlords are ordered to pay the Tenants a total of $444.39, which includes $191.39 for excess rent collected, $200 for the refundable key deposit not returned, and $53 for the cost of filing the application.