Duffield et al. v Advent Property Management Services Ltd

Tenant wins · Toronto · 2025-09-22

Adjudicator

Margo den Haan

Dispute

Illegal Charges, Rent Increase Dispute

Amount

$10-20K

Landlord

Advent Property Management Services Ltd, 1330192 Ontario Inc

Tenant

M.D., S.D.R., M.K., J.T., S.J., K.B.

Landlord rep

Kevin Lundy

Tenant rep

Joel Cross

What happened

Six tenants filed a T1 application alleging that the Landlords collected or retained money illegally due to miscalculations of Above Guideline Rent Increases (AGI). The tenants sought a determination of lawful rent and a refund of overpayments. At the hearing, the parties reached a consent agreement regarding the correct lawful monthly rent for each unit and the total amount of overcharges to be refunded by the Landlord.

The ruling

By consent of the parties, the Landlord is ordered to pay a total of $13,763.32 to six tenants (Tenants 1 through 6) to account for rent overcharges resulting from miscalculated Above Guideline Increases. The lawful monthly rents for each unit were fixed, and payments are due to the tenants on or before September 26, 2025.