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Evicting Tenant due to Homeowner Passing Away 

sjhill
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Posted On: 6/2/2018
sjhill
sjhill
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Good Morning,

My father recently passed away.

He owns a home in Sarnia, unfortunately i live in the U.S. (florida). As his daughter he made me executor of his estate.

There is a renter living in the home, they shared the kitchen.

My dad passed on May 1 and the tenant and i signed an agreement for her to move out by May 31 as i am selling the home.

As of yesterday she is still there.

Can i legally have the locks changed? She has not paid any rent in many months, the last being on January 5th for 200.00.

All of her belongings are still there also, she has made no effort to start moving anything.

She is not paying any of the bills. I can not get there until the first week of July but do have family in the area.

Also if i am able to get the locks changed and her belongings are still there what can i do with them?

thank you for any assistance you can provide
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Posted On: 6/4/2018
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Hello,

Thank you for sharing your situation and question with us.

We can appreciate that you would be very concerned about this situation.

It is best to contact the Landlord's Self-Help Centre directly for some additional information specific to this situation. The Landlord's Self-Help Centre is a non-profit community legal clinic which supports Ontario's small-scale landlord community exclusively.

I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation.

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Anna
Settlement.Org Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS
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