King v Goldberg

Tenant wins · Toronto · 2025-09-02

Adjudicator

Nancy Morris

Dispute

Illegal Act, Tenant Rights

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

1304372 Ontario Ltd.

Tenant

A.K.

Landlord rep

Henry Goldberg

What happened

The Tenant applied for an order determining that the Landlord collected or retained money illegally after the tenancy ended by mutual agreement. The Tenant claimed the Landlord failed to refund a portion of the last month's rent deposit and the full key deposit after she moved out. The Landlord admitted to withholding the funds to cover alleged cat damages and re-leasing fees.

The ruling

The Landlord is ordered to pay the Tenant $1,060.25 by September 13, 2025. This amount includes the illegal retention of the last month's rent deposit ($912.50), the remaining balance of the key deposit ($63.50), interest on the rent deposit ($36.25), and the application filing fee ($48.00). The Landlord was found to have no legal right to withhold rent deposits for damages.