Ren v Li

Landlord wins · Richmond Hill · 2025-08-11

Adjudicator

Harry Cho

Dispute

Illegal Charges

Landlord

K.L.

Tenant

S.L.S.R.

What happened

The Tenant applied for an order determining that the Landlord collected or retained money illegally. The Tenant failed to attend the scheduled hearing on July 21, 2025, and the application was dismissed as abandoned. The Tenant subsequently filed a request for review, stating they could not find the hearing time on the notice and were distracted by family and pet-related stress.

The ruling

The Tenant's request to review the dismissal of their application was denied. The original order, which found the Tenant had abandoned the application, is confirmed. The Tenant failed to demonstrate that they were not reasonably able to participate in the original hearing, as their explanations for absence were deemed insufficient and lacked credibility regarding the visibility of the hearing time.