DEMELO -MALLEY v BEDFORD LIVING

Tenant wins · Fort Erie · 2023-11-09

Adjudicator

Margo den Haan

Dispute

Illegal Charges

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

B.L.

Tenant

A.D.

Tenant rep

Jennifer Priestley

What happened

The Tenant applied for an order determining that the Landlord, Bedford Living, collected or retained money illegally. The Tenant submitted a rental application and provided a $1,400 deposit, but the application was never approved, and the Tenant was never given possession of the rental unit. The Landlord refused to return the deposit.

The ruling

The Landlord must pay the Tenant $1,483.72, which represents the $1,400 deposit plus interest and the application filing fee. The Landlord is required to return the deposit as the Tenant was never given possession of the rental unit and a tenancy agreement was never executed.