Wheeler v Qaderi

Tenant wins · Guelph · 2025-04-28

Adjudicator

Nicole Pedron

Dispute

Illegal Rent Increase

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

M.Q.

Tenant

M.W.

Landlord rep

Mauhtab Qaderi

What happened

The Tenant filed an application alleging the Landlord collected an illegal rent increase. The rent, originally $1,100.00, was increased without proper adherence to the guideline. The Tenant provided bank records as proof, while the Landlord's testimony was found to be inconsistent. The Board ruled in favor of the Tenant, ordering the Landlord to repay the illegally collected amount plus the application fee.

The ruling

The Landlord is ordered to pay the Tenant a total of $848.00, which includes $800.00 for the illegally collected rent increase and $48.00 for the application filing fee. The payment is due by May 9, 2025, after which interest at a rate of 5.00% per annum will apply to any outstanding balance.