Diaz Gutierrez v Singh Ghumman
Tenant wins · Belle River · 2025-02-05
- Adjudicator
- James Campbell
- Dispute
- Rent Deposit
- Amount
- <$5K
- Landlord
- M.S.G.
- Tenant
- C.D.G., N.D.L.A.C.A.
- Landlord rep
- Harjai
- Tenant rep
- Justin Levesque
What happened
Tenants applied for an order determining that the Landlord collected or retained money illegally. The Landlord did not use the Tenant's rent deposit to pay for the last rental period of the tenancy and did not return the deposit to the Tenant, which is prohibited by the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006.
The ruling
The Landlord must return the $2,300 LMR deposit to the Tenant. The Landlord unilaterally and in breach of the Act attempted to end the tenancy by forcing the Tenant out in less than 30 days without proper process.