Zhu v Zhao
Tenant wins · St Catharines · 2024-03-13
- Adjudicator
- Margo den Haan
- Dispute
- Illegal Charges
- Amount
- <$5K
- Landlord
- C.Z.
- Tenant
- G.Z., T.Y.
- Landlord rep
- Tamara Pruyn
- Tenant rep
- Sidney Sheridan
What happened
Tenants applied for an order determining that the Landlord collected or retained money illegally, including an illegal rent increase and an illegal security deposit.
The ruling
The Landlord collected illegal rent increases and illegally retained a security deposit. The Landlord must pay the Tenants $3,253, which includes the excess rent collected and the illegally retained deposit.