Alhamid v Khoundu

Split/Other wins · Milton · 2025-07-03

Adjudicator

Colette Myers

Dispute

Illegal Act, Tenant Rights

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

J.K.

Tenant

R.A., Z.A.A.

What happened

Tenants applied for an order determining that the Landlord collected or retained money illegally. The Tenants claimed the Landlord collected two months' worth of rent as a security deposit and failed to return a key deposit or pay interest on the rent deposit. The Landlord argued that the Tenants failed to provide proper notice before vacating and withheld possession of the unit.

The ruling

The Landlord is ordered to pay the Tenants $2,329.85 by July 14, 2025. This amount includes the return of one illegally collected rent deposit ($2,150.00), unpaid interest on the deposit ($126.85), and the application filing fee ($53.00). The claim for the key deposit was denied because the Tenants did not return the keys.