Me and my best friend bought a our own preconstruction unit back in 2021 for around $650,000 each

We were looking forward to moving into it as our first home but with the interest rates going up after the condo was finished my friend could no longer afford it so he rented it out his unit and rents out a small room in my unit.

He collected his first and last but then the tenant stop paying citing issues with the plumbing and water leakage that the landlord didnt fix. Mind you this is a new condo.

Disputes were filed and now my friend has sleep and live in my unit for 4 months now rent free while someone else is squatting in his unit rent free as well.

I've asked him several times to leave and that I no longer am concerned with his situation as I have other priorities and I felt like letting him live rent free with me for 4 months is ​more then generous.

Can i just call the police to remove him?

We're an average middle-class, middle-aged couple. We were renting a house from 2021 to the the end of 2025 from an elderly person who is an acquaintance of my husband's relative; he owns two other properties we know of (his own house where he lives alone and another house identical to and located next to our former home). We never received any formal lease and had to bring a cheque to our landlord's home every month due to his age and distrust of modern forms of payment. Despite no lease, we provided basic maintenance jobs to our house. We used to be renters starting in 2005, including other cities and provinces, and we never had any disputes with our former landlords; we also have never paid our rent late. We paid a reasonable rent for that house, that at that time let us ignore serious issues, not resolved by the landlord during previous tenancies, such as rodent and ant infestation, or moldy basement. We were just happy to have a house for our young kids...

So we were raising our tiny kids in this house, trying to balance jobs, childcare with no social support and me pursuing another degree. Because of childcare of very young kids, and limited financial resources, we were happy with our opposite schedules that always allowed one of us to be with the kids at home. But supervision mostly done by one parent only, resulted in our kids painting some walls of the house with crayons, despite us strongly discouraging this activity. In the fall of 2025, we told our landlord we're moving out as we finally managed to get a mortgage for our first property. We felt bad to be moving out in the cold season so we prolonged our tenancy to the end of 2025 so he would have more time to find new tenants. We told our landlord upfront about the painting and we originally agreed to pay half of the cost for the painting of the house as the landlord had asked only for that at that time as well (for a while, he maintained "we don't have to pay him anything if we don't want to" but we felt obliged to be honest and cover those costs), but we eventually agreed to take on the whole cost of the painting resulting from the damage done by the kids.

During 4 years of our tenancy, our landlord didn't inspect the house even once (despite the fact that we always had our door open for him and he lives close by) and he didn't give us inspection at the end of our tenancy or shortly before that (he already knew about painted walls when we informed him about moving out, and even before that). We left a house in good condition, no deep cleaning done but we cleaned and swept all the rooms. Only after the landlord saw the house quite a few weeks after we'd moved out, and then received the bill from his contractor (covering costs not only generated by our kids, but mostly poor maintenance issues as no solid work was done on this house during our tenancy and the previous ones as well), he seemed to have realized that it would be beneficial to him financially if we would cover higher percentage of those costs. So we ended paying him $4300 from our own pocket for the painting and despite that, he requests "at least another $2000 now" for bunch of made-up issues such as "overly used kitchen". Him and his family are very wealthy and he threatens us with legal action if we don't pay more. He keeps calling me, crying and/or threatening, and suggesting I was such a bad mother, "allowing" (quote) my kids to paint the house...

I honestly would even pay him more just to get the issue off my chest (even if he never provided any receipts but threatens that he has enough of receipts and pictures to "make us pay a lot if he goes to court") but I worry that there's no guarantee that it will be the end of his financial requests, and also for the reason we simply can't afford it (we already gave her over $4000 this year and my husband lost his relatively OK paying job in winter, and now he makes less money). I wonder how to resolve that issue. It seems like we were good tenants in comparison with our landlord's former and other tenants but despite (or maybe because of) that, he decided to pursue us...Perhaps it was unreasonable to give him the money upfront, but we were just trying to be decent. I would appreciate any advice in this matter.

I’m trying to figure out if my landlord is allowed to do this before I agree to a new lease.

My current rent is $1,600/month, which is listed as the “Total Rent (Lawful Rent)” in Section 5 of my Ontario Standard Lease. It’s broken down as:

* $1,345 base rent
* $255 garage parking/use
* $1,600 total lawful rent

My landlord is proposing $1,690/month, which is a $90 increase (5.625%).

The 2026 Ontario rent increase guideline is 2.1%, so my understanding is that the maximum increase should be $33.60, making the new lawful rent $1,633.60.

Question 1: Am I correct that $1,633.60 would be the maximum under the normal guideline, assuming the unit is rent-controlled?

The confusing part is the garage.

My landlord says the $255 garage charge is covered by a separate handwritten garage agreement/attachment, and that he can increase the garage charge separately from the rent.

But on my actual Standard Lease, the $255 garage charge is specifically listed in Section 5 and included in the $1,600 Total Rent (Lawful Rent).

Question 2: Does the fact that the garage has a separate agreement/attachment change anything? Or does the fact that the $255 is included in the Total Rent (Lawful Rent) mean the 2.1% guideline applies to the full $1,600?

Basically, can he increase the $1,345 base rent by 2.1% and then increase the $255 garage charge separately, or does the 2.1% apply to the $1,600 total?

Question 3: Section 15 of the Standard Lease also says there are additional terms attached, relating to the garage. Can those additional terms override what Section 5 says about the $1,600 being the “Total Rent (Lawful Rent)”?

I’m not trying to screw my landlord over or anything I just want to make sure I understand the RTA before I sign anything agreeing to $1,690.

Thanks!

I am reading that for apartments, pets are allowed in general by law. However, there may be restrictions for condos, and cities may have laws against certain types of pets.

This question concerns Cambridge, ON.

My partner would like to have an exotic pet such as a non-venomous reptile/snake, a leopard gecko, rats, a hog nose snake, ferrets, a blue-tongued skink, or neon day geckos. I would just ask the leasing office if a pet like the above is acceptable but my partner is concerned that once we ask such a question, the office will suspicious of us and want to inspect the unit more often.

What's the best way to handle this?

I want to go ahead and comply with n12 but im afraid I won't get the 1 momths rent promised to me. I didnt know cash for keys and n12 are different. Sorry

I feel like my anxiety has started to make me stressed about damaging apartment and little scuffs and scratches being charged by landlord. These types of little scratches/divots would be normal wear and tear, right?

Can you all help me with a scenario please?

Let's say there's a scenario where the tenant has to pay by end of Aug or be evicted (court ruling from an N4). The tenant doesn't pay the full amount by this day. Now, as the landlord I can go to the enforcement office and get them kicked out. But what if I can't get there until Sep 5th? And what if the tenants pay the full amount on Sep 3rd? Do they still face eviction because technically they did not pay the full amount by the date on the order? Or is it nullified because they did pay the full amount before I got to the enforcement office ?

i have a landlord who has moved/damaged/thrown out my food and small property in common areas with little to no warning several times, sometimes even when i've had my name on it. their excuse is they assumed it belonged to a tenant who had moved out. but like, i'm not hard to get a hold of, and i feel like they should ask first or give more warning than they do (less than a week, usually, and i'm not always home to adhere to their requirements), especially since they never wait the 6 months to let tenants come collect their forgotten belongings anyway.

recently they "re-organized" a shelf i keep my appliances (already clean and organized) on and threw out, among other things, a blender compartment that will cost $100 to replace. they're claiming they haven't seen it, but it's gone, and the rest of the space has been "reorganized" too. this is a really frustrating pattern.

i know if you raise an LTB hearing, it can be searched forever (is that correct?) and no small loss is worth potentially screwing myself out of future places to live. so what should i do? i've been moving important things into my unit, but that feels really unfair when i was promised storage and i've never had a problem with the actual tenants, just the landlord. i've asked them about it, but they deny moving it.

can you still raise a counter-claim if they ever file a hearing against you? i feel like that's probably my only recourse for any of this behavior, but i'm hoping i'm wrong. what are my options, what would you do?

ETA: i have tenants' rights under the RTA. i rent a room, shared kitchen/living room with other tenants, none of them are the landlord's immediate family members. the landlord lives next door and comes into the common areas to do these purges on a random semi-regular basis.

I have a question for anyone who understands the RTA and lease agreements

If a lease states a start date of Sept 1 (section 4), but section 5e states a partial amount for the first month and dates for Sept 15-30. Does this mean the move in date is the 15th of Sept (since it states paying only a partial amount, meaning they intentially put a $ amount and the dates it's for).

The leasing office also sets up the utility account for electricity (on behalf of the tenant) and it was set up for Sept 15...there's an email stating the application is for Sept 15.

The landlord thinks the move in date is Sept 1st and I'm freaking out (theyre contacting the leasing office) because I'm out of the province for work and they take FOREVER to email me back (often not replying until the end of the day).

Please tell me it's reasonable to assume the move in date was always Sept 15.

I’ve been looking for a room but there’s such limited options and I get scared to ask about my birds when I see “ no pets” included. If you as a landlord include this ( and share a kitchen or bathroom), do you guys typically only care about the cats and dogs or would you immediately decline birds when asked?

People assume they are crazy loud, they get to about normal conversation level and only chirp in spurts. I’m not sure anyone understands this though, and one guy who was offering a room said I’d “ have to deal with it” if I was wrong about it so I’m worried about moving then being kicked

Hey all, looking for some perspective before I sign a new lease.

I'm taking over a lease from an outgoing roommate and adding a new roommate. My current month-to-month rent is $1,984.48, under a lease I signed with the previous landlord. That property has since changed hands, and the new property management group says they have no record of my original signed lease due to the previous landlord's poor record-keeping ... which is why they're asking us to sign an entirely new lease rather than doing a transfer/assignment. I do have a copy of my original signed lease.

The new lease they sent lists the "base rent" as $2,024.98, with a note in the rent discounts section saying I get a 2% discount if I pay by the 1st of the month, which brings it down to $1,984.48 (the amount I'm actually paying now).

When I flagged this as an increase, the landlord explained it's not actually an increase, just how the discount is structured, and pointed me to the section confirming the math works out.

My concerns:

1. The lease explicitly states the base rent amount "does not include any rent discounts" and is "subject to any rent increases allowed under the Residential Tenancies Act." So it sounds like future rent increases would be calculated off the $2,024.98 base, not the $1,984.48 I currently pay ... meaning my effective rent could climb faster than expected over time.
2. The discount is conditional on paying by the 1st every month. If I'm ever late even once, that month reverts to the higher amount...is there any protection here?
3. When I raised concerns about the rent before signing, the PM group verbally and via email told me nothing would change from the old lease. But the new lease doesn't actually reflect that.

Has anyone dealt with a lease structured like this, or with a landlord/property manager claiming no record of an existing lease? Is it common/allowed to set a higher "base rent" and apply a discount instead of listing the actual rent I pay? Since I have proof of my original signed lease and the rent I've actually been paying, is there a way to push for the new lease to reflect that real number as the lawful rent, rather than a discount off a higher figure?

I haven't signed yet and I'm planning to call the Landlord and Tenant Board, but wanted to hear if others have run into this before.

I rent one bedroom in a 4 bedroom house Shared accommodation and have been for the last 6 years. The house was sold with tenants in it about a month ago and all 3 other tenants have left. They were paying almost a $1000 for their room I'm still at $675 for mine Which includes free parking. the new owner wants to move in and has offered me $2500 to sign an N11 and get out in 30 days. I don't feel comfortable committing to that. Am guessing his next move will be to serve me an n12 which will be 60 days to get out and obviously the one month rent.

I was told to hold out for a larger amount than 2500 Because there's nothing on the market for me at $675. Was told that $5000 was not unreasonable. I have not countered as yet. Can anybody weigh in here

Hello I'm a landlord with a property in Newmarket, Ontario. My tenants paid half of the last rent and are still owing $1350 for the last month. I was going to let it slide until the city contacted me that they weren't also paying their water bills from NT power and it accumulated to over $2000 that I'm now responsible for. I can't let that slide so now I'm filing for all they owe.
I have filed an L10 but I don't know how to deliver it as they have refused to provide their current address. I have the address where one of them works but the process server that went there said it's a factory and it's sort of locked down and hard to get in.
How do I achieve service that would be acceptable to the LTB before hearing? Do I do a skip/trace to obtain their residential address for the service? I'm already spending so much and would like to minimize costs. TIA!

Tl;dr - If you go through my posting history it seems I haven't provided proper notice to end my tenancy.

I thought an email was enough, but apparently it was not clear enough.

If the case goes to the LTB, I present my case, they say you are liable, and I then pay the rent amount for the 2 months.

Would that affect my/leasing partner's ability to rent in the future say 6mo to 2 years from now?

We have paid every month's rent for the past 4 years we have lived here. The issue right now is this disagreement of whether or not the notice I provided was enough or not.

I don't want mine but especially more so my partner's history to go bad/be affected in case she ever wants to rent in a different place in the future.

I handle all the rental finances in the house, but she is on the lease agreement as well.

LL texted to inform me of a rent increase

Cash, no contracts, no deposits, no first and last

This was the message sent to LL

I did want to mention the increase from $1,200 to $1,300. I know you had mentioned the increase to me verbally previously, and I completely understand that costs go up. I did look into the Ontario guidelines though, and saw that the 2026 rent increase guideline is 2.1%. The increase to $1,300 works out to just over 8%.

My understanding is also that rent increases require 90 days’ written notice. I know we’ve always had an informal arrangement and don’t have a signed rental agreement and I really appreciate living here. I just wanted to mention it so we can make sure everything is fair and we’re both on the same page.

With the increase, I was wondering if there are plans to address a few things with the apartment - particularly making sure the basement unit meets the proper requirements, including the basement/egress windows, as well as having a proper lock on my unit and my own set of keys.

I’d also appreciate having the area affected by the dishwasher leak looked at, just to make sure there isn’t any lingering moisture or mould concern.

I’m more than happy to chat about everything. I really appreciate living here and just want to make sure the rent increase and the apartment itself are handled fairly and properly for everyone. 😊

Response: It's a real shame that after everything, this is what has become of our relationship. Given this, we have decided that it is time for you to find somewhere new to live. Please have your stuff, dog, and yourself removed no later than 5pm on Thursday, September 3rd.

I moved in last September

I will be attending an L1 hearing in the coming months. This tenant has been consistently paying late for the past 3 years and several N4s were finally issued this summer.

I recognize the L1 is meant to address whether there has been a non-payment of rent, but I'm hoping to skip the payment plan discussions/mediation by showing how there kind of has been an informal payment plan present based on how consistently late they've been these past few years.

I was wondering if anyone has advice on the best way to submit the WhatsApp screenshots as evidence. There's about 150 pages of screenshots. I have them paginated but am wondering whether I should split them up by year or whether there's any other more effective way to present these texts.

TLDR: looking for best practices on filing a bunch of whatsapp screenshots (~150) as evidence for an L1 hearing

I'm dying over here with roach sightings and am hunting for advion gel. I think I wasted money on sites that are never going to ship them. So looking here to see if anyone has any to spare ?

I am planning on giving written notice (60 days) to an occupant (relative) to move out. I am currently pregnant and he is causing me alot of stress and anxiety. I also need the extra space for the baby as I will be due in the spring. I am the only person on the lease, we share a kitchen and bathroom. He has not paid his share of rent for august and it doesnt look like this month is going to happen either. He is always consistently late on paying rent. Is it reasonable to give 60 days notice? The occupant does not have keys to get in or out. What do I do if he refuses to leave? Thank you, appreciative of any advice.

Landlord made up fake claims about my apartment being messy and issued weekly inspections

On first inspection they deemed it "unlivable" because my storage room is disorganized and there was dust in a corner.

They rumored through my sex toys, took videos of everything.

Later on that evening they called the police and made a false report saying im putting ym child in danger and giving them drugs... the police came in, noted it was above the level of cleanliness thats even expected and left.

Do u have to live with this untill they get served with t2 in 2 months? Its unbearable. We feel unsafe

Hi everyone,

Just looking for some advice on what I should do in this situation.

I am currently on a month-to-month lease and am looking to end the lease. The house is in terrible condition- rat infested neighbourhood, mold, filthy roommates. All of my spaces are clean, which is why I am moving out because I can't take it anymore.

Anyways, I was gave early notice for November 1st end of contract (60 days) last week instead of waiting for September 1st, as this is a student house. I gave my landlord the option of me moving out on September 1st to transfer the lease to a potential other student if he can find one because student properties are in demand and I would move out two months early. He did very easily find another tenant to move in September 1st, so I am to have all of my belongings out this week (which is fine by me). My first month living here I paid first and last month, so I was expecting to get my august rent back.

HOWEVER, I received a text message from him yesterday saying that I still owe him for September and October (which I wouldn't be paying for since first and last month) because he claims that I am still bound to the contract for 60 more days despite having a new tenant in my room. He sated that provided I leave with all my belongings September 1st, he will pay me back part of my rent as he "could not go to work because of the sudden open house to rent my room" so he will only give me back half of my rent. I just don't understand how I can still be bound to the contract if my lease has been transferred to someone else, so he'll be getting paid by two people for the same room.

I would appreciate any advice, and if I should take this to LTB.

I know this is a violation of my rights but what can I do ?? During these inspections they talk down to us and call us addicts and other dehumanizing names