Saskatchewan ORT Deposit Application — Narrative for Hearing Officer
Stage-2 of the Saskatchewan deposit chain. Narrative for filing Form 9 (Application for Claim) at the Office of Residential Tenancies (https://www.saskatchewan.ca/ort). $50 filing fee (waivable). 60-day filing window from end of tenancy under s.33(2). Documents RTA contraventions and requests remedies: mandatory full return under s.34 (Hearing Officer SHALL order — no discretion where s.32(1) was missed), accrued prescribed interest under Reg s.6 (5+ year tenancies only — 0% otherwise), excess-deposit recovery under s.25(5), $50 filing-fee reimbursement. Cites s.25(1) (single one-month cap — no pet category), s.30 (trust), s.32(1) (7-business-day landlord duty), s.33(2) (60-day tenant window), s.34 (mandatory full return), s.70/s.71 (Court of King's Bench enforcement), s.72 (30-day Court of King's Bench appeal on law / jurisdiction). NO doubling penalty. NO inspection-report extinguishment. Telephone hearings. $9 returning-buyer for stage-1 buyers.
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Case summary for the Hearing Officer
Organise your facts. Most come straight from your stage-1 demand letter. File at https://www.saskatchewan.ca/ort — Form 9 (Application for Claim). $50 fee (waivable for low income / social assistance). 60-day filing window under s.33(2).
This letter will cite
Saskatchewan The Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 (SS 2006, c.R-22.0001) ss.25(1), 25(2)-(3), 25(5), 30, 32(1), 33(1)-(2), 34, 70, 71, 72; Reg s.6; LPA 1990 c.L-10.1
Your narrative documents the tenancy, end-of-tenancy date, s.32(1) non-compliance, requested remedies (mandatory full return under s.34, interest under Reg s.6 where applicable, excess-deposit recovery under s.25(5), filing-fee reimbursement). Hearings by telephone. Decisions issued in writing.
Under s.32(1), the 7-business-day clock ran from THIS date; your s.33(2) tenant filing window is 60 days from this date.
Under s.25(1), the deposit may not exceed ONE month's rent. Saskatchewan has NO separate pet category — single cap.
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