Ripley v Meers
Tenant wins · Windsor · 2022-02-24
- Adjudicator
- Fabio Quattrociocchi
- Dispute
- Illegal charges
- Amount
- $5-10K
- Landlord
- G.M.
- Tenant
- L.R., R.R.
- Tenant rep
- Christopher Hall
What happened
Tenants applied for an order determining that the Landlord collected or retained money illegally. The Tenants paid the Landlord $5,500 upfront as a condition for granting the tenancy, which is an illegal charge under the Residential Tenancies Act.
The ruling
The Landlord is ordered to pay the Tenants $5,500 for the illegal charge collected, and $53 for the cost of filing the application. If the Landlord does not pay the full amount by March 7, 2022, the Landlord will owe interest at 2% annually on the outstanding balance.