Jayaraman v Modi

Tenant wins · Brampton · 2024-07-30

Adjudicator

Melissa Anjema

Dispute

Illegal Charges

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

R.M.

Tenant

S.J.

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that Landlord collected or retained money illegally, including a security deposit and not paying interest on last month's rent deposit.

The ruling

The Landlord collected an illegal security deposit and failed to pay interest on the last month's rent deposit. The Landlord must pay the Tenant $261.07, which includes the illegal deposit, interest owed, and the application fee.