Persad v Otto

Tenant wins · Toronto · 2023-09-29

Adjudicator

Trish Carson

Dispute

Illegal Collection Or Retention Of Money

Amount

<$5K

Landlord

D.O.

Tenant

P.P., M.S.

Tenant rep

Tenant Duty Counsel

What happened

Tenants applied for an order determining that the landlord collected or retained money illegally. The tenants had paid the landlord first and last month's rent deposit of $4,800, but the landlord failed to return the deposit when the lease was mutually cancelled.

The ruling

The landlord must pay the tenants $4,800, which represents the first and last month's rent deposit that the tenants paid but the landlord failed to return when the lease was mutually cancelled. The landlord must also pay the tenants $53 for the cost of filing the application.