MUNEER v PAJOLLARI

Tenant wins · Mississauga · 2023-12-20

Adjudicator

Paul Sommerville

Dispute

Illegal Charges

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

V.P.

Tenant

A.M., M.I.

Tenant rep

Watchia Faiz

What happened

Tenants applied for an order determining that the Landlord collected or retained money illegally. The Landlord increased the rent without proper notice and retained a portion of the rent deposit after the tenancy ended.

The ruling

The Landlord must pay the Tenants $4,753.00, which includes $2,800.00 for excess rent collected and $1,900.00 for the illegal deposit collected. The Landlord must pay the full amount by January 31, 2024, or will owe interest at 7.00% annually on the outstanding balance.