KEOUGH v GRECO

Tenant wins · Thunder Bay · 2024-01-02

Adjudicator

Vladimir Nikitin

Dispute

Illegal Collection Of Money

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

F.G.

Tenant

L.K.

What happened

The tenant applied for an order determining that the landlord collected or retained money illegally. The tenant testified that the parties entered into a tenancy agreement on October 28, 2021, where the tenant paid the landlord $2,950 representing first and last month's rent. However, the tenant was never able to move into the rental unit as the landlord allowed someone else to occupy it instead. The landlord did not return the money paid by the tenant.

The ruling

The Landlord must pay the Tenant $2,950.00, which represents the $1,475.00 rent prepaid for January 2022 and the $1,475.00 last month's rent deposit. The Landlord must pay the full amount by March 5, 2024, and if not, will owe interest at 7.00% annually on the outstanding balance.