Espinal v Akseer

Tenant wins · St Catharines · 2021-10-19

Adjudicator

Lynn Mitchell

Dispute

Illegal Charges, Termination of Tenancy

Notice

Personal Use (N12)

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

N.A.

Tenant

N.E., J.H.

What happened

Tenants applied for an order determining that the Landlord collected or retained money illegally, including failing to pay interest on the last month's rent deposit and failing to pay the requisite compensation associated with the Landlord's notice to terminate the tenancy for personal use.

The ruling

The Landlord is ordered to pay the Tenants $942.08, which includes $42.08 for interest on the last month's rent deposit and $850 for one month's compensation for termination of the tenancy, less 15 days' rent owed by the Tenants for November 2019. If the Landlord does not pay the full amount by October 30, 2021, the Landlord will owe interest on the outstanding balance.