Sapra v Sarigul

Tenant wins · Scarborough · 2022-01-19

Adjudicator

Heather Chapple

Dispute

Illegal Rent Deposit Retention

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

E.S.

Tenant

A.S.

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that Landlord has collected or retained money illegally. The dispute centered on a $200 rent deposit paid by Tenant, which Landlord refused to return when Tenant did not move in due to disagreement on tenancy start date.

The ruling

The Landlord is ordered to pay the Tenant $200.00, representing the rent deposit collected. If not paid by January 30, 2022, interest will accrue at 2.00% annually on the outstanding balance from January 31, 2022.