Kalp v Jacklyn

Tenant wins · Chatham · 2025-09-23

Adjudicator

Nicole Pedron

Dispute

Illegal Retention Of Money

Notice

Agreement to end the tenancy (N11)

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

J.J.

Tenant

A.R.K., D.J.K.B.

What happened

Tenants applied for an order for the return of money they alleged the Landlord collected or retained illegally. The parties had signed an N11 agreement to terminate the tenancy effective August 1, 2024, but the Landlord failed to return the last month's rent deposit despite the Tenants vacating the unit as agreed.

The ruling

The Landlord is ordered to pay the Tenants $1,848.00 by October 4, 2025. This amount includes the return of the $1,800.00 last month's rent deposit, which was illegally retained after an agreed-upon termination of the tenancy, plus the $48.00 application filing fee. Interest will accrue at 4.00% if payment is not made by the deadline.