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supersimon

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Tenant Issues
Posted: Nov 2, 2009 7:06 PM
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Tenant A decided to allow his whole family to move into his basement apartment. What can be done?
matt8375

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Re: Tenant Issues
Posted: Nov 5, 2009 6:38 AM   in response to: supersimon in response to: supersimon
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What does your provincial rental legislation and the lease say?

Tenant legislation varies widely across the country.
markt

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Re: Tenant Issues
Posted: Nov 5, 2009 3:59 PM   in response to: supersimon in response to: supersimon
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you can take months and months to get them out and hope to recover your lost revenue and/or damages to the unit...or, depending on provincial laws, I guarantee that you can have that tenant removed within 24 hours if you're willing to operate outside the law.
supersimon

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Re: Tenant Issues
Posted: Nov 6, 2009 9:54 AM   in response to: markt in response to: markt
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I'm in Ontario. The lease only states that no one can visit for more two weeks without prior written permission from the landlord. Theyve been "visiting" for a weeks now ... And that never happened. Mhm. I dont want to kick them out becuase i have a feeling theyll try to milk the system and freeload. Maybe just yell at them and tell them they cant do that???
markt

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Re: Tenant Issues
Posted: Nov 6, 2009 4:06 PM   in response to: supersimon in response to: supersimon
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what's in the lease is not relevant if it contrevenes exisiting law. AFAIK, your visitation clause is unenforceable, but the landlords here can comment further.

Do they pay their own utilities? i.e. is there a real cost to you for the extra people there (outside of 'wear and tear' type of costs)? If there is, it's a bigger problem...but if not, I'm of the opinion that it's best to keep on good terms, if at all possible, because a tenant who knows they can work the system can make your life very, very difficult.

I'd talk to them, find out how 'temporary' the situation is...then go from there.

suffice to say, there are creative (unethical, perhaps illegal) ways to get a tenant out of an owner-occupied residence within 24 hours...but that's a last resort (but one I would use if someone was playing the system or damaging my property).
invst4profit

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Re: Tenant Issues
Posted: Nov 10, 2009 7:43 PM   in response to: supersimon in response to: supersimon
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What do you mean you do not want to kick them out because you are afraid they will milk the system?
They are presently milking you, which is worse. Kick there sorry asses to the curb.

File an A2 immediately with the LTB.
This form is used to evict "unauthorised occupants". You must file this within 30 days of becoming aware of the occupant.
After the 30 days are up they will officially become your legal tenants and you will have to live with it.

File the A2 immediately.






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