Collinge v Bhatti

Tenant wins · North bay · 2025-08-06

Adjudicator

Jeremy Henderson

Dispute

Illegal Retention Of Money, Key Deposit, Rent Deposit

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

A.B.

Tenant

S.C.

What happened

The Tenant applied for an order regarding money she alleged the Landlord collected or retained illegally. The Tenant moved out of the rental unit on August 31, 2024, at the Landlord's request, after paying her August rent via ODSP. The Landlord failed to use the last month's rent deposit for the final month of the tenancy and refused to return both the rent deposit and the key deposit after the Tenant vacated the unit and returned the keys.

The ruling

The Landlord is ordered to pay the Tenant $1,050.00 by August 11, 2025, representing the illegal retention of a $1,000.00 last month's rent deposit and a $50.00 key deposit. Failure to pay by the due date will result in simple interest at a rate of 4.00% annually.