Guo v Li

Tenant wins · London · 2024-04-18

Adjudicator

Diane Wade

Dispute

Illegal Charges

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

S.L.

Tenant

S.G.

Tenant rep

Yun Tao Li

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that the Landlord collected or retained money illegally. The Tenant moved into the rental unit on September 1, 2022 and vacated on May 7, 2023. The Tenant paid a total of 12 months' rent minus the $150 key deposit, for a total of $6,990. When the Tenant vacated, the Landlord did not refund the rent for June, July, and August 2023, totaling $1,785.

The ruling

The Landlord retained money illegally by not refunding the rent for June, July, and August 2023 when the Tenant vacated. The Landlord also failed to pay interest on the last month's rent deposit. The Landlord must repay the Tenant $1,358.10, which includes the illegally retained money, the interest on the rent deposit, and the application filing fee.