u/Made_in_2004

Hi everyone, looking for advice on a rental situation in Oshawa, Ontario.

I was looking for a master bedroom to rent and found a house where the master bedroom was advertised/agreed at $1,250/month + utilities. I viewed the place, signed the rental agreement on April 15, and paid first and last month’s rent, so $2,500 total. My move-in date was May 1.

A day before move-in, the landlord called and said the previous tenant in the master bedroom wanted to stay for another month. I clearly told her no, I was not okay with that because I specifically agreed to rent the master bedroom. She said she would talk to the tenant.

The day before move-in, I messaged her again and clearly said I had signed for the master bedroom and was supposed to move in on May 1. She replied that I could move my stuff into the master bedroom, so I assumed the issue was resolved.

When I showed up, she told me the previous tenant was still living in the master bedroom and that I would have to stay in another room for the next three weeks.

I told her that was not okay because I did not agree to rent the other room. I said I could help the other tenant move into the other room, but I could not accept being placed in a different room.

I asked for my money back since she could not provide the room I paid for. She said she “doesn’t do refunds.”

When I said I would go to the Landlord and Tenant Board, she said the LTB would not apply because she has a room upstairs and a room downstairs and “lives here” / shares the kitchen and common areas. However, I feel that she is lying to prevent me from going to LTB. The house is rented out to multiple tenants, and I think she lives nearby in another house.

UPDATE: she has two cases filed against her as a tenant of the house on CanLII. She probably does live in the house, so I guess this is a small claims court issue.

My main goal is just to get my $2,500 back. I did not move into the other room because that is not what I paid for or agreed to. I have all the communication, contract and emails saved.

Questions:

1. Should I file a T1 with the LTB for return of money owed, since she took first and last but did not provide the agreed-upon room?
2. If she claims she lives there and shares the kitchen/bathroom, does that automatically remove this from the LTB, or would the LTB decide whether the RTA applies?
3. If the LTB says they do not have jurisdiction, would Small Claims Court be the right next step?
4. Is there anything specific I should include in a demand letter before filing?
5. What evidence should I organize besides the contract, payment proof, and text messages showing I only agreed to the master bedroom?

Any advice from people familiar with Ontario tenant law / LTB / Small Claims would be appreciated.

Hi everyone, looking for advice on a rental situation in Oshawa, Ontario.

I was looking for a master bedroom to rent and found a house where the master bedroom was advertised/agreed at $1,250/month + utilities. I viewed the place, signed the rental agreement on April 15, and paid first and last month’s rent, so $2,500 total. My move-in date was May 1.

A day before move-in, the landlord called and said the previous tenant in the master bedroom wanted to stay for another month. I clearly told her no, I was not okay with that because I specifically agreed to rent the master bedroom. She said she would talk to the tenant.

The day before move-in, I messaged her again and clearly said I had signed for the master bedroom and was supposed to move in on May 1. She replied that I could move my stuff into the master bedroom, so I assumed the issue was resolved.

When I showed up, she told me the previous tenant was still living in the master bedroom and that I would have to stay in another room for the next three weeks.

I told her that was not okay because I did not agree to rent the other room. I said I could help the other tenant move into the other room, but I could not accept being placed in a different room.

I asked for my money back since she could not provide the room I paid for. She said she “doesn’t do refunds.”

When I said I would go to the Landlord and Tenant Board, she said the LTB would not apply because she has a room upstairs and a room downstairs and “lives here” / shares the kitchen and common areas. However, I feel that she is lying to prevent me from going to LTB. The house is rented out to multiple tenents and I think she lives nearby in another house.

UPDATE: she has two cases filed against her as a tenant of the house on CanLII. She probably does live in the house, so I guess this is a small claims court issue.

My main goal is just to get my $2,500 back. I did not move into the other room because that is not what I paid for or agreed to. I have all the communication, contract and emails saved.

Questions:

1. Should I file a T1 with the LTB for return of money owed, since she took first and last but did not provide the agreed-upon room?
2. If she claims she lives there and shares the kitchen/bathroom, does that automatically remove this from the LTB, or would the LTB decide whether the RTA applies?
3. If the LTB says they do not have jurisdiction, would Small Claims Court be the right next step?
4. Is there anything specific I should include in a demand letter before filing?
5. What evidence should I organize besides the contract, payment proof, and text messages showing I only agreed to the master bedroom?

Any advice from people familiar with Ontario tenant law / LTB / Small Claims would be appreciated.

Hi everyone, looking for advice on a rental situation in Oshawa, Ontario.

I was looking for a master bedroom to rent and found a house where the master bedroom was advertised/agreed at $1,250/month + utilities. I viewed the place, signed the rental agreement on April 15, and paid first and last month’s rent, so $2,500 total. My move-in date was May 1.

A day before move-in, the landlord called and said the previous tenant in the master bedroom wanted to stay for another month. I clearly told her no, I was not okay with that because I specifically agreed to rent the master bedroom. She said she would talk to the tenant.

The day before move-in, I messaged her again and clearly said I had signed for the master bedroom and was supposed to move in on May 1. She replied that I could move my stuff into the master bedroom, so I assumed the issue was resolved.

When I showed up, she told me the previous tenant was still living in the master bedroom and that I would have to stay in another room for the next three weeks.

I told her that was not okay because I did not agree to rent the other room. I said I could help the other tenant move into the other room, but I could not accept being placed in a different room.

I asked for my money back since she could not provide the room I paid for. She said she “doesn’t do refunds.”

When I said I would go to the Landlord and Tenant Board, she said the LTB would not apply because she has a room upstairs and a room downstairs and “lives here” / shares the kitchen and common areas. However, I feel that she is lying to prevent me from going to LTB. The house is rented out to multiple tenents and I think she lives nearby in another house.

UPDATE: she has two cases filed against her as a tenant of the house on CanLII. She probably does live in the house, so I guess this is a small claims court issue.

My main goal is just to get my $2,500 back. I did not move into the other room because that is not what I paid for or agreed to. I have all the communication, contract and emails saved.

Questions:

1. Should I file a T1 with the LTB for return of money owed, since she took first and last but did not provide the agreed-upon room?
2. If she claims she lives there and shares the kitchen/bathroom, does that automatically remove this from the LTB, or would the LTB decide whether the RTA applies?
3. If the LTB says they do not have jurisdiction, would Small Claims Court be the right next step?
4. Is there anything specific I should include in a demand letter before filing?
5. What evidence should I organize besides the contract, payment proof, and text messages showing I only agreed to the master bedroom?

Any advice from people familiar with Ontario tenant law / LTB / Small Claims would be appreciated.

Hi everyone, looking for advice on a rental situation in Oshawa, Ontario.

I was looking for a master bedroom to rent and found a house where the master bedroom was advertised/agreed at $1,250/month + utilities. I viewed the place, signed the rental agreement on April 15, and paid first and last month’s rent, so $2,500 total. My move-in date was May 1.

A day before move-in, the landlord called and said the previous tenant in the master bedroom wanted to stay for another month. I clearly told her no, I was not okay with that because I specifically agreed to rent the master bedroom. She said she would talk to the tenant.

The day before move-in, I messaged her again and clearly said I had signed for the master bedroom and was supposed to move in on May 1. She replied that I could move my stuff into the master bedroom, so I assumed the issue was resolved.

When I showed up, she told me the previous tenant was still living in the master bedroom and that I would have to stay in another room for the next three weeks.

I told her that was not okay because I did not agree to rent the other room. I said I could help the other tenant move into the other room, but I could not accept being placed in a different room.

I asked for my money back since she could not provide the room I paid for. She said she “doesn’t do refunds.”

When I said I would go to the Landlord and Tenant Board, she said the LTB would not apply because she has a room upstairs and a room downstairs and “lives here” / shares the kitchen and common areas. However, I feel that she is lying to prevent me from going to LTB. The house is rented out to multiple tenents and I think she lives nearby in another house.

UPDATE: she has two cases filed against her as a tenant of the house on CanLII. She probably does live in the house, so I guess this is a small claims court issue.

My main goal is just to get my $2,500 back. I did not move into the other room because that is not what I paid for or agreed to. I have all the communication, contract and emails saved.

Questions:

1. Should I file a T1 with the LTB for return of money owed, since she took first and last but did not provide the agreed-upon room?
2. If she claims she lives there and shares the kitchen/bathroom, does that automatically remove this from the LTB, or would the LTB decide whether the RTA applies?
3. If the LTB says they do not have jurisdiction, would Small Claims Court be the right next step?
4. Is there anything specific I should include in a demand letter before filing?
5. What evidence should I organize besides the contract, payment proof, and text messages showing I only agreed to the master bedroom?

Any advice from people familiar with Ontario tenant law / LTB / Small Claims would be appreciated.

Hi everyone, looking for advice on a rental situation in Oshawa, Ontario.

I was looking for a master bedroom to rent and found a house where the master bedroom was advertised/agreed at $1,250/month + utilities. I viewed the place, signed the rental agreement on April 15, and paid first and last month’s rent, so $2,500 total. My move-in date was May 1.

A day before move-in, the landlord called and said the previous tenant in the master bedroom wanted to stay for another month. I clearly told her no, I was not okay with that because I specifically agreed to rent the master bedroom. She said she would talk to the tenant.

The day before move-in, I messaged her again and clearly said I had signed for the master bedroom and was supposed to move in on May 1. She replied that I could move my stuff into the master bedroom, so I assumed the issue was resolved.

When I showed up, she told me the previous tenant was still living in the master bedroom and that I would have to stay in another room for the next three weeks.

I told her that was not okay because I did not agree to rent the other room. I said I could help the other tenant move into the other room, but I could not accept being placed in a different room.

I asked for my money back since she could not provide the room I paid for. She said she “doesn’t do refunds.”

When I said I would go to the Landlord and Tenant Board, she said the LTB would not apply because she has a room upstairs and a room downstairs and “lives here” / shares the kitchen and common areas. However, I feel that she is lying to prevent me from going to LTB. The house is rented out to multiple tenents and I think she lives nearby in another house.

UPDATE: she has two cases filed against her as a tenant of the house on CanLII. She probably does live in the house, so I guess this is a small claims court issue.

My main goal is just to get my $2,500 back. I did not move into the other room because that is not what I paid for or agreed to. I have all the communication, contract and emails saved.

Questions:

1. Should I file a T1 with the LTB for return of money owed, since she took first and last but did not provide the agreed-upon room?
2. If she claims she lives there and shares the kitchen/bathroom, does that automatically remove this from the LTB, or would the LTB decide whether the RTA applies?
3. If the LTB says they do not have jurisdiction, would Small Claims Court be the right next step?
4. Is there anything specific I should include in a demand letter before filing?
5. What evidence should I organize besides the contract, payment proof, and text messages showing I only agreed to the master bedroom?

Any advice from people familiar with Ontario tenant law / LTB / Small Claims would be appreciated.

Hi everyone, looking for advice on a rental situation in Oshawa, Ontario.

I was looking for a master bedroom to rent and found a house where the master bedroom was advertised/agreed at $1,250/month + utilities. I viewed the place, signed the rental agreement on April 15, and paid first and last month’s rent, so $2,500 total. My move-in date was May 1.

A day before move-in, the landlord called and said the previous tenant in the master bedroom wanted to stay for another month. I clearly told her no, I was not okay with that because I specifically agreed to rent the master bedroom. She said she would talk to the tenant.

The day before move-in, I messaged her again and clearly said I had signed for the master bedroom and was supposed to move in on May 1. She replied that I could move my stuff into the master bedroom, so I assumed the issue was resolved.

When I showed up, she told me the previous tenant was still living in the master bedroom and that I would have to stay in another room for the next three weeks.

I told her that was not okay because I did not agree to rent the other room. I said I could help the other tenant move into the other room, but I could not accept being placed in a different room.

I asked for my money back since she could not provide the room I paid for. She said she “doesn’t do refunds.”

When I said I would go to the Landlord and Tenant Board, she said the LTB would not apply because she has a room upstairs and a room downstairs and “lives here” / shares the kitchen and common areas. However, I feel that she is lying to prevent me from going to LTB. The house is rented out to multiple tenents and I think she lives nearby in another house.

UPDATE: she has two cases filed against her as a tenant of the house on CanLII. She probably does live in the house, so I guess this is a small claims court issue.

My main goal is just to get my $2,500 back. I did not move into the other room because that is not what I paid for or agreed to. I have all the communication, contract and emails saved.

Questions:

1. Should I file a T1 with the LTB for return of money owed, since she took first and last but did not provide the agreed-upon room?
2. If she claims she lives there and shares the kitchen/bathroom, does that automatically remove this from the LTB, or would the LTB decide whether the RTA applies?
3. If the LTB says they do not have jurisdiction, would Small Claims Court be the right next step?
4. Is there anything specific I should include in a demand letter before filing?
5. What evidence should I organize besides the contract, payment proof, and text messages showing I only agreed to the master bedroom?

Any advice from people familiar with Ontario tenant law / LTB / Small Claims would be appreciated.