Case Timeline
Application Date: Date not provided
Hearing Date: November 20, 2023
Order Issued: November 28, 2023
Termination Date: November 17, 2020
Eviction Deadline: Not applicable
Case Overview
Case Number: LTB-T-071933-22
Address: 1929 Pine Grove Avenue, Pickering Ontario L1V6R4
Form Used: Not applicable
Served By: Not applicable
Amount Awarded: $353.00
Decision In Favor: Tenants
Application Type: Order for return of illegal key deposit
RTA Sections: s.134(1) of the Residential Tenancies Act, s.17 of Ontario Regulation 516/06
Parties Involved
Landlord: Penny Hejazi
Landlord Rep: Self Represented
Tenant: Ganesh Arunagi Rinathan, Nicole Maharaj
Tenant Rep: Self Represented
Adjudicator: Dana Wren
Keywords: key deposit, illegal charge, refundable deposit, damage claims
Decision Summary
Landlord ordered to return $300 deposit and cover $53 application fee.
Total amount due by December 9, 2023, with interest applicable thereafter.
Dispute Summary
Dispute over retention of a key deposit post tenancy.
Landlord claimed damages and unpaid bills to withhold deposit.
Tenants provided evidence of deposit terms and compliance.
Findings & Determinations
Tenants returned keys and opener during move-out inspection.
Landlord retained deposit based on unproven damage claims.
Deposit was collected legally but retained illegally.
Summary Points
Landlord illegally retained a $300 key deposit.
Tenants awarded total of $353 including application costs.
Landlord to pay by December 9, 2023, or face interest charges.
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