Eomieh v Khan

Tenant wins · Brampton · 2021-01-18

Adjudicator

Dawn Wickett

Dispute

Illegal Rent Deposit

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

M.K.

Tenant

O.C.E.

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that the Landlord collected or retained money illegally. The Landlord collected a rent deposit from the Tenant but did not allow the Tenant to move into the rental unit and failed to return the first and last month's rent deposit.

The ruling

The Landlord is ordered to pay the Tenant $3,200 representing the first and last month's rent deposit that the Landlord illegally collected, and $50 for the cost of filing the application. If the Landlord does not pay the full amount by January 22, 2021, the Landlord will owe interest on the outstanding balance.