Khoo v Kulla

Tenant wins · Peterborough · 2021-11-03

Adjudicator

Ian Speers

Dispute

Illegal Charges

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

Kulla Property Management, A.K.

Tenant

S.K., J.O., W.X.G.

What happened

Tenants applied for an order determining that the Landlords have collected or retained money illegally. The Tenants were required to pay key deposits that were over and above the rent deposit, which is not permitted under the Residential Tenancies Act.

The ruling

The Landlords collected illegal security deposits from the Tenants, which they are ordered to repay. The Tenants, who were international students, are entitled to the return of these deposits.