Galicia v Machado

Tenant wins · North York · 2020-11-26

Adjudicator

Diane Wade

Dispute

Illegal Rent Deposit Retention

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

J.M.

Tenant

E.G., G.C.

Tenant rep

Gomer Caguimbal

What happened

Tenants applied for an order determining that the Landlord has collected or retained money illegally. The Landlord retained the Tenants' last month's rent deposit, which is prohibited by the Residential Tenancies Act.

The ruling

The Landlord retained the Tenants' last month rent deposit in contravention of the Residential Tenancies Act. The Tenants are entitled to the return of the difference $1,690.08 from the last month's rent deposit, and reimbursement of the application filing fee.