Locheed v Wonderful Rentals

Tenant wins · Toronto · 2023-11-30

Adjudicator

Melissa Anjema

Dispute

Illegal Charges

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

Wonderful Rentals

Tenant

L.L.

What happened

The tenant applied for an order determining that the landlord collected or retained money illegally. The tenant paid a last month's rent deposit of $1,675 and the landlord returned $1,025 of it, but retained $650 as compensation for costs related to re-renting the unit before the end of the fixed term lease.

The ruling

The landlord must pay the tenant $650, which represents the remaining portion of the last month's rent deposit that the landlord unlawfully retained. The landlord must also pay the tenant $53 for the cost of filing the application. The total amount the landlord owes the tenant is $703.