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LTB Order on Illegal Money Retention

Case LTB-T-057737-22

🕑 Case timeline

Application Date: June 28, 2022

Hearing Date: August 10, 2023

Order Issued: October 5, 2023

Termination Date: July 3, 2021

Eviction Deadline: Not applicable

ℹ️ Case overview

Case Number: LTB-T-057737-22
Address: 24 TOWNSHIP AVENUE, RICHMOND HILL ONTARIO L4E0J6
Form Used: Not applicable
Served By: Not applicable
Amount Awarded: $253.00
Decision In Favor: Tenants
Application Type: Order determining illegal retention of money
RTA Sections: Section 136(1), 106(6), 17 of O. Reg 516/06, 135(1), 105, 89

👥 Parties involved

Landlord: Asghar Amirnezhad, Nina Safina
Landlord Rep: Self Represented
Tenant: Nikolay Yevtushenko, Elena Yevtushenko
Tenant Rep: Ludmila Stephanoff (support/translation)
Adjudicator: Robert Brown
Keywords: illegal rent increase, last month's rent interest, key deposit, illegal retention

⚖️ Decision summary

Landlords to pay $253 to Tenants by October 16, 2023.

⚠️ Dispute summary

Dispute over illegal rent increase, unpaid interest on last month's rent deposit, and unrefunded key deposit.

📑 Findings & determinations

Rent increase deemed lawful due to application timing.
No interest due on last month's rent as guideline increase was 0%.
Landlords illegally retained key deposit.

💡 Summary points

Tenants alleged illegal rent increase, failure to pay interest on last month's rent, and failure to refund key deposit.
Claims regarding rent increase and interest on last month's rent were dismissed.
Landlords ordered to refund $200 key deposit and $53 application cost.
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