Eyuboglu v Oleychenko

Tenant wins · London · 2025-01-30

Adjudicator

Rachel Gibbons

Dispute

Illegal Retention Of Deposit

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

T.O., A.S.

Tenant

E.E.

Tenant rep

Eren Sen

What happened

Tenant filed an application claiming that the Landlords did not allow him to move in and did not return the $2,750 deposit he paid. The Landlords claimed they were ready to rent the unit to the Tenant but the Tenant changed his mind.

The ruling

The Landlords must return the $2,750 deposit to the Tenant, as they did not have the right to retain it or apply it to the month of January 2024 since there was no finalized lease agreement between the parties.