Skorka v Eldorado Investments Inc

Tenant wins · Belleville · 2020-10-07

Adjudicator

Diane Wade

Dispute

Illegal Rent Deposit Retention

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

Eldorado Investments Inc, K.B.

Tenant

E.T.S.

Tenant rep

Samantha Hayward

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that the Landlords have collected or retained money illegally. The Landlords collected a rent deposit from the Tenant but failed to provide vacant possession of the rental unit and did not return the deposit. The Landlords also illegally retained rent payments made on the Tenant's behalf.

The ruling

The Landlords collected a rent deposit from the Tenant but failed to provide vacant possession of the rental unit and did not return the deposit. The Landlords also illegally retained rent payments made on the Tenant's behalf. The Tenant is entitled to the return of the $675 rent deposit and $630 in excess rent payments.