Evictly

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.