Bouchard v Lai

Tenant wins · Toronto · 2025-01-27

Adjudicator

Dawn Carr

Dispute

Illegal Rent Increase

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

K.L., Y.W.

Tenant

F.B.

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that the Landlords collected or retained money illegally by increasing the rent above the maximum guideline increase.

The ruling

The Landlords collected rent in excess of the amount allowed by the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006. The Tenant proved the allegations on a balance of probabilities, and the Landlords must pay the Tenant $2,036.80, which includes the excess rent collected and the cost of filing the application.