Abdelal v Vejvalka

Tenant wins · Hamilton · 2021-11-30

Adjudicator

Randy Aulbrook

Dispute

Illegal Charges

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

T.V., C.F.

Tenant

A.A.

Tenant rep

Duty Counsel

What happened

The Tenant applied for an order determining that the Landlords have collected or retained money illegally. The Landlords collected a $500 'furniture' security deposit from the Tenant, which is prohibited under the Residential Tenancies Act. The Landlords also failed to pay interest on the deposit as required by the Act.

The ruling

The Landlord is ordered to pay the Tenant $500 for the illegal security deposit, $19.27 in interest on the deposit, and $50 for the cost of filing the application, for a total of $569.27. If the Landlord does not pay the full amount by December 11, 2021, the Landlord will owe interest on the outstanding balance.