Xiong v Deepti Rampal

Split/Other wins · Waterloo · 2024-03-01

Adjudicator

James Campbell

Dispute

Illegal Charges, Rent Deposit

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

D.R.

Tenant

Y.X., Y.L.

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that the Landlord collected an illegal charge and did not use the Tenant's first month's rent to pay for the first rental period of the tenancy.

The ruling

The Tenant proved the Landlord collected an illegal charge and did not use the Tenant's first month's rent for the first rental period. However, the Landlord also established rent arrears owing. The Tenant must pay the balance owing after set-off, which is $2,005.75. The Tenant is entitled to a refund of the one month's deposit and the washing machine diagnostic fee.