(3) In exercising its powers, the board may in conformity with this chapter reverse or
affirm wholly or partly, or may modify any order, requirement, decision, or determination
of the enforcing officer and may make such order, requirement, decision, or determination
as ought to be made, and to that end shall have all the powers of the enforcing officer
from whom the appeal was taken and where a municipality so provides, the board may
order that all, part, or none of the portion of the security deposit which is withheld
be retained by the owner or returned to the tenant;