LTB Order on Illegal Retention of Rent Deposit

Tenant entitled to deposit return due to landlord's failure to provide vacant possession.
Landlord's actions in requiring additional documents not initially agreed upon were improper.

Dispute over the return of a rent deposit and conditions for key handover.
Landlord imposed new conditions post lease-signing for key handover.

Landlord must return the rent deposit of $4,253.00 to the tenant.
Landlord did not provide vacant possession as he imposed conditions not agreed upon initially.

Tenant applied for return of rent deposit claiming landlord retained it illegally.
Landlord failed to provide vacant possession as required.
Landlord required additional documents after lease was signed which was not initially stipulated.