Mohammad Tahir v Chhabra

Landlord wins · Mississauga · 2025-10-29

Adjudicator

Greg Witt

Dispute

Illegal Charges, Key Deposit, Rent Deposit

Landlord

S.C., Smart Choice Realty Solutions Inc, 2771526 Ontario Inc

Tenant

F.M.T., Q.M.T.

What happened

Tenants applied for the return of $4,750.00, alleging that Landlords collected illegal rent in advance and failed to return rent and key deposits after the property was transferred and the tenancy ended. Tenant 1 testified that they were required to pay four months of rent in advance, but the adjudicator found the testimony inconsistent with the claimed payments and noted a lack of documentary proof.

The ruling

The application is dismissed. The Tenants failed to prove that the Landlords collected illegal rent or retained deposits illegally because they did not provide essential documentary evidence, such as bank statements or receipts, to verify the alleged payments.