Khadra v Kutum

Tenant wins · Mississauga · 2021-11-22

Adjudicator

Heather Chapple

Dispute

Illegal Rent Increase

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

I.K.

Tenant

Y.K.

Landlord rep

Faris Kutum

Tenant rep

Francis Ibana

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that the Landlord collected or retained money illegally by charging rent increases in excess of the guideline amount without proper notice.

The ruling

The Landlord is ordered to pay the Tenant $743.60 in excess rent charged and $53.00 as reimbursement of the filing fee, for a total of $796.60. If the Landlord does not pay the full amount by December 22, 2021, the Landlord will owe interest at 2.00% annually on the outstanding balance.