Olawole v Canadian Home Inspection Services Inc

Tenant wins · St. Catharines · 2024-08-21

Adjudicator

Panagiotis Peter Roupas

Dispute

Illegal Charges

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

Canadian Home Inspection Services Inc, C.V.

Tenant

I.O.

Landlord rep

Christian Vattovaz

What happened

Tenant applied for an order determining that the Landlord collected or retained money illegally, specifically a $300 refundable damage deposit.

The ruling

The Landlord breached the Residential Tenancies Act by collecting an illegal $300 damage deposit from the Tenant. The Landlord must pay the Tenant $353, which includes the $300 deposit and the $53 application fee.