Lin v Salib

Tenant wins · Mississauga · 2025-10-03

Adjudicator

Sean Ramage

Dispute

Illegal Charges

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

N.S.

Tenant

Y.E.L.

What happened

The Tenant filed a T1 application claiming the Landlord illegally collected and retained a $300.00 key deposit. The Landlord refused to return the deposit at the end of the tenancy because the Tenant failed to return one mailbox key, and the Landlord incurred costs to replace the entire locking mechanism.

The ruling

The Landlord is ordered to pay the Tenant $348.00 by October 14, 2025. This amount includes the return of an illegal $300.00 key deposit and the $48.00 application filing fee. If payment is not made on time, interest will accrue at 4% annually.