Case Timeline
Application Date: September 11, 2022
Hearing Date: May 3, 2023
Order Issued: November 2, 2023
Termination Date: Not applicable
Eviction Deadline: Not applicable
Case Overview
Case Number: LTB-T-001837-23
Address: Basement Room Unit 4, 3511 Ashcroft Crescent, Mississauga ON L5C2E6
Form Used: Not applicable
Served By: Not applicable
Amount Awarded: $653.00
Decision In Favor: Tenant
Application Type: Determination of illegal rent collection
RTA Sections: Section 6.1(3) - Rent control exemption, Section 116 - Notice requirements for rent increase, Section 135.1 - Conditions under which a void rent increase may not be void
Parties Involved
Landlord: Nicholas Chow
Landlord Rep: Self Represented
Tenant: Tamunobeoralolia Okujagu
Tenant Rep: Self Represented
Adjudicator: Not specified
Keywords: illegal rent collection, rent control exemption, rent increase notice
Decision Summary
Landlord to pay $653.00 by November 13, 2023.
Interest applies if payment is delayed.
Dispute Summary
Tenant challenged the legality of a rent increase.
Landlord claimed exemption from rent control, which was not substantiated.
Findings & Determinations
Rent increase was void due to improper notice.
Landlord did not meet the burden of proof for rent control exemption.
Summary Points
Tenant proved illegal rent collection.
Landlord ordered to pay $653.00 for excess rent and costs.
Landlord failed to prove exemption from rent control.
View Official PDF
Desai v Dorion, 2023 ONLTB 18782
Order for Payment of Rent Arrears
Matched Keyword
LTB Decision on Invalid Rent Increase and Eviction
Case LTB-L-032413-23
Matched Keyword
LTB Order on Illegal Rent Collection - YU v CHANG
Landlord ordered to pay over $8,000 for illegal rent practices
Matched Keyword
Same Adjudicator
Not specified
Eviction Order for Anthony Brown
Breach of Conditions and Termination of Tenancy
Same Adjudicator
Eviction Order for Substantial Interference - Drewlo Holdings Inc. v Cadieux
LTB Order for Termination of Tenancy and Compensation
Same Adjudicator
LTB Decision on Joint Tenancy and Rent Arrears
Case LTB-L-024271-22
Same Adjudicator
