Heron v Thangalingam

Tenant wins · York · 2024-09-12

Adjudicator

Alexandre Traboulsi

Dispute

Illegal Collection Or Retention Of Money

Amount

$5-10K

Landlord

S.T., Royal York Property Management

Tenant

E.H.

Landlord rep

Jordan Nieuwhof, Ti-Anna Hall

Tenant rep

Silvat Moaziz Syed

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that the Landlords collected or retained money illegally. The Tenant paid $6,171.86 to the Landlords as part of the application and leasing process, but the Tenant's application was declined and the amount was not returned.

The ruling

The Landlords, Sharuka Thangalingam and Royal York Property Management, are ordered to pay the Tenant the total amount of $6,219.86 by September 30, 2024. If the Landlords do not pay the full amount by the due date, they will owe interest at 7.00% annually on the outstanding balance.