Commentary on provisions of Act Section 10: Recovery by enforcement authority of amount paid
This section enables an enforcement authority to require a person who has committed a breach to pay to the tenant or other relevant person any outstanding prohibited payment or holding deposit. Similarly, if the landlord or agent required a relevant person to enter into a contract in breach of Section 1 or 2, they may be required to pay compensation.
	The landlord or letting agent can repay the prohibited payment or holding deposit by applying it towards a payment of rent under the tenancy or applying it towards the tenancy deposit. The landlord or letting agent must obtain consent from the tenant or other relevant person as to how the prohibited payment or holding deposit is to be repaid.
	An enforcement authority may not require the landlord or letting agent to make such a payment if the relevant person has made an application to the First-tier Tribunal to recover the payment.