Manitoba RTB Deposit Application — Narrative for Director Filing
Stage-2 of the Manitoba deposit chain. Narrative for filing Form F2 (Application for Compensation or Other Orders) at the Residential Tenancies Branch (https://www.gov.mb.ca/cca/rtb/). FREE tenant filing. Documents RTA contraventions and requests remedies: return of deposit, prescribed interest under s.31 (0.5% for 2025-2026 per RTB), s.32(2) forfeiture declaration where landlord missed 28-day claim notice, and compensation under s.154. Cites s.29 (security cap half-month), s.29.1 (pet cap one month — separate from s.29; total 1.5 months max), s.30 (trust account), s.31 (interest), s.32(1) (14-day return from END OF TENANCY — not forwarding address), s.32(2) (28-day claim-notice forfeiture), s.39 (voluntary condition reports), s.154 (Director's orders), s.157 (filing in Court of King's Bench Small Claims, $20,000 ceiling), s.161 (RTC appeal — strict short deadlines), s.173 (Commission orders). No doubled-deposit penalty. $9 returning-buyer for stage-1 buyers.
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Case summary for the Director
Organise your facts. Most come straight from your stage-1 demand letter. File at https://www.gov.mb.ca/cca/rtb/ — Form F2 (Application for Compensation or Other Orders). FREE filing for tenants.
This letter will cite
Manitoba The Residential Tenancies Act (CCSM c.R119) ss.29, 29.1, 30, 31, 32(1)-(6), 39, 154, 157, 161, 173; Court of King's Bench Small Claims Practices Act CCSM c.C285 ($20,000 ceiling); Legal Profession Act CCSM c.L107
Your narrative documents the tenancy, end-of-tenancy date, s.32 non-compliance, 28-day claim-notice forfeiture (if applicable), requested remedies (return of deposit, interest, s.32(2) forfeiture declaration, compensation under s.154), and confirms FREE tenant filing at the Manitoba RTB.
Under s.32(1), the 14-day clock ran from THIS date.