Physicist Haoyu Qi and his wife moved from New Brunswick to Toronto over the winter for work but before Qi could retrieve a $2,000 security deposit he had paid on his Moncton apartment he was told his landlord was making a $500 claim on the money for cleaning and damage costs.
Moncton tenant says pictures used to allege $500 in damage were not of his apartment
Robert Jones · CBC News
· Posted: Apr 14, 2025 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
Haoyu Qi is seen here in his Moncton apartment on the day he and his wife moved out last December. Qi successfully fought a $500 claim made by his landlord that he left the unit in ‘exceedingly soiled’ condition. (Submitted by Haoyu Qi)
Physicist Haoyu Qi and his wife moved from New Brunswick to Toronto over the winter for work, but before he could retrieve a $2,000 security deposit he had paid on his Moncton apartment, he was told his landlord was making a $500 claim on the money for cleaning and damage costs.
That surprised Qi, especially when he was shown pictures submitted by the landlord to justify the charge.
One picture appeared to show dirt and chipped paint on a ledge by a window but Qi said there was no ledge like that in his unit.
“I feel like none of the pictures were from our apartment,” he said in an interview.
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