Thao v Tien

Tenant wins · Toronto · 2022-02-02

Adjudicator

Randy Aulbrook

Dispute

Illegal Charges

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

Y.H.T.

Tenant

P.T.A.P.N.L.

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that the Landlord has collected or retained money illegally, including a key deposit and last month's rent deposit that were not returned when the Tenant vacated the rental unit.

The ruling

The Landlord is ordered to pay the Tenant $1,790 for the last month's rent deposit, $500 for the key deposit, $78.19 for interest on the deposits, and $50 for the cost of filing the application, for a total of $2,418.19. If the Landlord does not pay the full amount by February 13, 2022, the Landlord will owe interest on the outstanding balance.