Zhou v He
Tenant wins · Markham · 2024-09-06
- Adjudicator
- Kate Sinipostolova
- Dispute
- Illegal Charges
- Amount
- $5-10K
- Landlord
- M.H.
- Tenant
- S.Z., K.L., X.Z., W.S.
- Landlord rep
- Dongmei Luo
- Tenant rep
- Hong Yun Zhang
What happened
Tenants applied for an order determining that the Landlord collected or retained money illegally, specifically a damage deposit of $6,400 in addition to the last month's rent deposit.
The ruling
The Landlord collected an illegal damage deposit of $6,400 in addition to the last month's rent deposit, which is contrary to the Residential Tenancies Act. The Landlord must return the $6,400 to the Tenant.