Yesterday, SOLO sent landlord stories to MPPs to raise awareness of issues in the residential housing system in Ontario, and to advocate for change. We do this every few weeks.
at age 83 and living on old age pension I would greatly benefit from continuing to rent out the 2 other apartments in my home but cannot take a chance as I have no rights in Ontario to protect myself. It took me one year to remove one tenant and will cost me $5000. plus to clean and repair. Not only could I not charge a damage deposit at time of rental but I had to return 1 month rent to him to get him to leave. I have 1 apartment rented out. I rented it out to 1 single man. All utilities are included in the rent. He now has 3 other people living there and using the utilities. According to the OLTB I can do nothing about this issue. How can I stay in my own home when don't have the finances to do so on my pensions and have no protection at a landlady? I have never before encountered such ridiculous and counter-productive laws in my life. The OLTB does not even respect its own contracts as the adjudicator claimed the 50 year old male tenant signed one of their form 11 contracts under duress. What did they think I did? threaten him with my cane perhaps?
at age 83 and living on old age pension I would greatly benefit from continuing to rent out the 2 other apartments in my home but cannot take a chance as I have no rights in Ontario to protect myself. It took me one year to remove one tenant and will cost me $5000. plus to clean and repair. Not only could I not charge a damage deposit at time of rental but I had to return 1 month rent to him to get him to leave. I have 1 apartment rented out. I rented it out to 1 single man. All utilities are included in the rent. He now has 3 other people living there and using the utilities. According to the OLTB I can do nothing about this issue. How can I stay in my own home when don't have the finances to do so on my pensions and have no protection at a landlady? I have never before encountered such ridiculous and counter-productive laws in my life. The OLTB does not even respect its own contracts as the adjudicator claimed the 50 year old male tenant signed one of their form 11 contracts under duress. What did they think I did? threaten him with my cane perhaps?