Shakir v El Omari

Tenant wins · Gloucester · 2025-11-20

Adjudicator

Panagiotis P. Roupas

Dispute

Illegal Charges, Return Of Rent Deposit

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

N.E.O.

Tenant

S.S.

What happened

The Tenant filed an application seeking the return of a last month's rent deposit and interest. The Landlord had attempted to return the $2,200.00 deposit via email money transfer on several occasions, but the Tenant refused to accept the funds because the Landlord did not include the legally required interest. The parties reached a partial consent agreement regarding the principal deposit during the hearing, leaving the Board to determine the interest and costs.

The ruling

The Landlord is ordered to return the $2,200.00 last month's rent deposit to the Tenant by November 26, 2025, by consent. Additionally, the Landlord is ordered to pay $48.52 in interest and $48.00 for the application filing fee (totaling $96.52) by December 1, 2025. If payments are late, interest will accrue at a rate of 4% annually.