r/OntarioLandlord

I moved into a basement apartment on March 1. I share the house with another tenant, while the landlord lives upstairs. We agreed that I would pay 10% of the hydro bill. We also had a parking arrangement where I could move the cars since I come home late and leave earlier than him.

About a month later, I bought a plug-in car. A licensed electrician checked the outlet and confirmed it was safe to use. I charged the car there for about a month, and the landlord knew about it.

Suddenly, the landlord told me I can’t charge the car anymore. The only reason he gave was that EV charging wasn’t mentioned when we signed the lease. He never said there was a safety or electrical issue, and now he has duct-taped the outlet to stop me from using it.

I tried to be reasonable and offered to pay an extra $30 per month on top of the 10% hydro contribution I already pay. I also offered to let him bring his own licensed electrician to inspect the outlet, and I said I would pay for it. He still refuses and hasn’t given any reason other than saying he doesn’t want me charging the car there.

What are my rights in this situation? Can I fight this, or is the landlord right because charging wasn’t included in the lease?

Thank you in advance to anyone who takes the time to read this and give advice. I really appreciate it.

Failed to do background check on the older man we're renting from (who by proof isn't the landlord nor the property owner) and he has threatened us on more than one occasion with this morning ending on the statement that he was going to change the locks and when my girlfriend requested that he then return a portion of our money he outright said no he isn't going to. (All of this recorded.)

There is a post online of a previous tenant he had here just under a year ago whom he did the same thing to, took their last months rent and changed the locks on them.

Along with a slew of negative facebook reviews saying he is not a good person.

Middle of May with the furnace running full blast we had to have a window open down here and when he found out about the open window he threatened us to keep it closed and said "I don't want to have to tell you again."

One outlet in the entire basement we are running everything off of which is a fire hazard.

Moved in May 1st under the understanding that we were renting an entire unfinished basement (He said so over messages.) He's now saying to stay out of the other half of the unfinished basement and to move our belongings out of the corner into the already overcrowded other half of the basement. (He stood there this morning verbally yelling at me to move our belongings.)

Since he is not the property owner/landlord would it be beneficial at all to seek out the property owner through research and discuss what is happening?

My girlfriend and I have viewings to go to in order to attempt to leave and not be homeless, if we both go to a viewing we don't want to come back to be locked out of all of our belongings and our cat.

To be clear, we painted the bedroom a darkish shade of blue. Paint was never mentioned in the Lease Agreement so we never mentioned it to our LL. We may have done a little much because we "Colour Drenched" the room, which includes popcorn ceiling, baseboards, doors etc.

It looks nice and he even agrees it looks nice and we did a good job, but still wants it painted back before we leave, which is understandable.

However, he wants to have a professional come in and get a quote, and then have us give him that quote as a deposit for when we move out, so he can go ahead and get it repainted and not lose sleep over it.

I'm looking for some opinions on this. I'm not going to fight painting it back but could we do it for a lot cheaper than a professional would do it for? Can he ask for a deposit like this?

TIA for your input!

• Tenant is a smoker
• Has lived in the apartment for 20 years
• Has smoked for all 20 years of tenancy
• There is no "no-smoking" clause in her lease
• The N5 was served because another tenant complained about smoke citing "reasonable enjoyment"
• She has never had a complaint before today regarding anything in her two decades of tenancy
• She has never missed a rent payment or damaged the unit or bothered her neighbours (she isn't a hoarder or some kind of slob)
• Because she has lived there for so long, her rent is $800 a month. New tenants pay $1600-$2000 a month
• She has rejected numerous buyout offers to get her to leave
• The landlord who served the N5 is new and took ownership of the building less than a year ago

So I don't know how pertinent all that information is and if there is anything else I can provide, I will. She is waiting for callbacks from professionals to deal with this matter but is understandably worried as she lives on a fixed income. I figured I would ask reddit to get an idea of how worried she should be as she is understandably stressed because she lives on a fixed income. I am hoping to give her some peace of mind as she waits for the people she contacted to get back to her.

I’ve lived in my current unit for almost 1 year now with a roommate who signed on the lease with me but wants to move out and be taken off the lease which I agreed to

Initially the plan was to find someone to do a partial lease take over and join the existing lease replacing my roommate.

I have taken on the responsibility of finding a tenant to rent the room and the landlord keeps saying no to everyone I present (even when they provide a guarantor and have good rental history and income)

So I have asked to made the primary lease holder and then given the ability to sublet and I pay the landlord for the entire apartment (which was the landlords suggestion)

The landlord is now pushing back and saying I could be evicted and damage my credit if rent isn’t paid which I understand and with my income I could cover the rent for the entire unit on my own worst case scenario.

What are my rights in this situation and the landlords? They keep bringing up the possibility of eviction for missed rent when I have had 0 issues,

What can I do to make sure I protect myself? All of these communications are documented over email.

Hi,
The condo corporation is requiring repairs for all the balconies on my side of the building. During these repairs, my tenant will be losing access to the balcony ( and will not be able to open the sliding door) for potentially a year.

He is asking for a 10% rent reduction in order to compensate for the lost access. Do you guys believe he is entitled to such a reduction?

Hi everyone,

Looking for thoughts/options on a rental situation in Ontario.

My partner and I are currently renting a house and have lived here for about 17 months. Our landlord recently told us they are considering selling the property due to financial difficulties, and it seems like they want us to move so the house can be vacant.

They have now offered us a cash-for-keys agreement of $3,000 in exchange for us agreeing to move out on a mutually agreed date.

We are still trying to understand the practical costs and risks before responding. Finding a comparable rental is not simple for us because we have pets and need a suitable house that works for our space, location, and overall needs. Moving would also involve movers, possible rent overlap, utility setup, packing, time off work, and the uncertainty of finding a pet-friendly place.

Another factor is that, as we understand it, the landlord may also have the option of moving into this house themselves and selling their current house instead, so we are trying to understand what our rights and options are before agreeing to anything.

We are not trying to be difficult, but we also don’t want to rush into signing something that ends our tenancy after only 17 months without fully understanding what is fair and what we may be giving up.

Questions:

1. Is $3,000 considered low for a cash-for-keys situation like this?
2. How should we calculate a reasonable counteroffer?
3. What should we be careful about before signing anything, especially an N11?
4. Does the fact that we’ve only been here about 17 months affect how people would think about fairness/reasonableness?
5. Are there any practical steps we should take before responding?

Appreciate any advice or experiences from people who have been through something similar.

Im wondering if it’s actually illegal for a landlord to rent out a space to a tenant without informing them prior that the house is scheduled for demolition and awaiting permits? What kind of trouble can they get it?

Hi,

I’m planning to put my property up for sale and want to allow showings from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with 24 hours’ notice.

My tenant has a puppy and is asking that showings only can happen on the 2 days per week when he’s home. I’m concerned that limiting visits that much could seriously affect my ability to sell the property in this market.

What are my legal options here?

Would it be reasonable to ask the tenant to keep the puppy leashed or secured during showings so visits can still happen on other days? I want to be fair, but I also need reasonable access to sell the property as I am already late in mortgages

Thanks in advance.

I've never interacted with someone from that field before until recently. Someone who is a potential tenant is interested in renting the upper portion of my house.

The image I get from this job is high stress environemnt, dealing with criminals/inmates. Maybe I am just being hesitant for some reason. Something to do with dealing with people with aggression or involved in criminal activity...just giving off negative energy, I don't know.

Everything else checks out, though. The guy seems nice and pleasant, good credit score, and references.

How about you guys, would you consider renting the space to someone who is a correctional officer?

I am in a terrible predicament.

I am violently allergic to cats. My landlord has just allowed a new tenant with TWO cats. All shared living spaces.

Same ventilation. Same floor.

I am going to suffer like never before..

Any advice?

Greetings, I own a house that I want to sell in a few years. I don't have the time or money atm to fix it up right now for sale, and I don't want to sell it as is (it shows poorly). What are my options for renting to someone for a specific amount of time? I'm willing to rent at a discount to do this, but I'm worried that no agreement will allow me to have the house back on a given date, so I can do the renovations and sell. Is there any way to do this?

So I’ve been leasing an apartment off someone for nearly 3 years. Rent came out on the 1st and after sending it my landlord messaged me saying the submitted an N9 and that I need to be out of my apartment within the next 2 months. Later that same day the building slipped something under my door while at work. I never agreed to leaving, my landlord refuses to try and negotiate or even just talk about what’s going on and is claiming I don’t need to be given anything besides a text saying I need to leave. They also said they still expect me to pay rent for June.

Im just looking for some advice as to what do to do. They haven’t lived in the apartment in over 3 years as they been renting it out for nearly 5 years to others. We don’t have a formal lease, just an agreement we made through texts.

Any advice is appreciated. Thank you in advance!

We moved in on October 15, 2024. I messaged the landlord that we would be moving out by May 15, 2026. Never heard back from them so I thought we were good. Then this past week we received a notice saying we owe rent. Let them know again that we don’t owe you rent and mentioned that we submitted our notice. They are saying we owe them 2 months of rent and got summoned to LTB. We also requested the hot water heater to be fixed last year because it didn’t work properly and they never fixed it. We have been boiling water on the stove to do dishes.

What would my best options be to fight this?

Thanks in advance.