YU v CHANG
Tenant wins · Newmarket · 2023-11-07
- Adjudicator
- Margo den Haan
- Dispute
- Illegal Rent Collected, Rent Deposit Not Applied
- Amount
- $5-10K
- Landlord
- C.C., X.Q.L.
- Tenant
- D.Y.
- Tenant rep
- Wei Guo
What happened
Tenant applied for an order determining that the Landlords collected or retained money illegally. The Tenant proved the allegations on a balance of probabilities, and the Landlords must pay the Tenant $8,018.45.
The ruling
The Landlords collected illegal rent and failed to apply the last month's rent deposit. The Landlords must pay the Tenant $8,018.45, which includes the excess rent collected, the last month's rent deposit, and interest on the deposit.