Zobeidi v Li

Tenant wins · Etobicoke · 2024-07-04

Adjudicator

Vishal Nanda

Dispute

Illegal Charges

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

J.L.

Tenant

S.J.Z.

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that Landlord collected or retained money illegally, including a $1,000 damage deposit and $200 key deposit that were not returned at the end of the tenancy. Tenant also claimed the Landlord failed to pay interest on the last month's rent deposit.

The ruling

The Landlord collected an illegal $1,000 damage deposit and $200 key deposit, and failed to return the key deposit at the end of the tenancy. The Landlord also failed to pay interest on the last month's rent deposit as required. The Tenant is awarded $1,288.96, which includes the illegally collected charges, interest owed, and the application filing fee.