Swanson v Johnstone

Tenant wins · Smithville · 2022-02-08

Adjudicator

Elle Venhola

Dispute

Rent Deposit

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

R.J.

Tenant

L.S.

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that Landlord has collected or retained money illegally. Landlord collected $1,100 last month's rent deposit from Tenant, but failed to return the deposit when Tenant vacated the unit on December 31, 2020.

The ruling

The Landlord is ordered to pay the Tenant $1,100 for the last month's rent deposit that was not returned, and an additional $50 for the cost of filing the application. If the Landlord does not pay the full amount by February 19, 2022, the Landlord will owe interest on the outstanding balance.