Tool · Residential Tenancies Act, 2006

Are your deposit and fees legal?

Landlords owe annual interest on your last month’s rent deposit, and most other deposits and fees aren’t permitted at all. Calculate what you’re owed and check any charge against the RTA — instantly, with no upload and no account required.

Deposit interest calculator

Illegal fees checklist

Check any fee or deposit your landlord has asked for, beyond rent and the last month’s rent deposit, to see whether the RTA permits it.

Last month's rent deposit

Legal

Key / fob deposit

Conditional

Security or damage deposit

Not permitted

Pet deposit or pet fee

Not permitted

Application or credit-check fee

Not permitted

Administration / move-in fee

Not permitted

Fee for providing post-dated cheques / pre-authorized payment

Not permitted

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