Leaf v Spremulli

Landlord wins · Vaughan · 2025-03-13

Adjudicator

Benjamin Seigel

Dispute

Illegal Charges

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

P.S., G.G.

Tenant

M.L., V.C.

Landlord rep

Sarah Matthew

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that Landlord collected or retained money illegally. The Tenant vacated the rental unit on July 6, 2023 and claims $40.00 for interest on the last month's rent deposit, which the Landlord has not paid. The Landlord argues this amount should be set-off against the Tenant's outstanding costs order of $3,186.00.

The ruling

The Tenant's application is dismissed. The Landlord is entitled to set-off the $40 interest on the rent deposit against the $885.17 the Tenant still owes under a previous costs order.