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Review of Illegal Key Deposit Retention Denied

Landlord and Tenant Board Confirmation of Previous Order

🕑 Case timeline

Application Date: Date not provided

Hearing Date: May 3, 2023

Order Issued: May 26, 2023

Termination Date: Not applicable

Eviction Deadline: Not applicable

ℹ️ Case overview

Case Number: LTB-T-001383-23-RV
Address: 4205, 125 Blue Jays Way, Toronto ON M5V0N5
Form Used: Not applicable
Served By: Not applicable
Amount Awarded: $43.08 interest on the Tenants’ rent deposit
Decision In Favor: Tenants
Application Type: Review of order regarding illegal retention of key deposit
RTA Sections: Section 17 of Ontario Regulation 516/06

👥 Parties involved

Landlord: Austin Zhou, Xiaoe Qian
Landlord Rep: Self Represented
Tenant: Aini Jaifri, Cassis Varlow, Sharon Mosher
Tenant Rep: Self Represented
Adjudicator: Harry Cho
Keywords: key deposit, illegal retention, review hearing, email notice error

⚖️ Decision summary

Review request denied.
Original order from May 18, 2023 confirmed.

⚠️ Dispute summary

Dispute over legality of key deposit retention.
Landlords requested review citing inability to attend original hearing.

📑 Findings & determinations

No serious error in original order.
Landlords' reason for retaining deposit not supported by law.

💡 Summary points

Landlords retained key deposit illegally.
Review request denied; original order confirmed.
Landlords disputed notice of hearing due to incorrect email.
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