📍 Other, Ontario
Tenant applied for repayment of a deposit retained by the landlord.
Landlord failed to return deposit after tenant withdrew application.
Order granted in favor of tenant for the return of deposit plus interest and fees.
No landlord-tenant relationship was established.
Bonnie Hoy and Cheryl Carpenter are not considered landlords in this case.
Tenant proved illegal retention of deposit.
Landlord ordered to pay tenant $1,483.72 representing deposit, interest, and application fee.
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