McLaughlin v Grant

Landlord wins · Barrie · 2021-01-22

Adjudicator

Dawn Wickett

Dispute

Illegal Collection Or Retention Of Money

Landlord

C.G.

Tenant

T.M.

Tenant rep

Mark McLaughlin

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that Landlord has collected or retained money illegally. Tenant paid first and last month's rent deposit but vacated the unit after one night due to ongoing renovations.

The ruling

The Tenant's application is dismissed. The Landlord was entitled to apply the first month's rent and retain the last month's rent deposit, as the Tenant took possession of the unit and did not terminate the tenancy in accordance with the Act.