4/11/2016
Topic:
Implications of Possible Landlord Deceit
john.s
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So my roommate experienced a really bizarre interaction with our landlord recently--we rent a townhouse in Mississauga.
Our landlord made a rushed requests to have one of us present at the house, because she was having the house appraised. Even though it was less than 24 hours, my roommate accommodated the request.
It wasn't entirely clear to my roommate who all came to the house, but at bare minimum, it seems as though one group of people involved in our landlord's financing of the home, and a separate group--potentially involved in a future sale of the home--came through the house. But what was weird about the whole experience was that our landlord told my roommate that, if asked, to provide different (false) information to either party, if he was directly asked a question, for example, stating to one that our landlord wasn't a landlord, but rather a roommate. Thankfully, my roommate was never asked a direct question, so he never was in a position where he had to lie for our landlord.
Anyways, my roommate and I spoke about the interaction, and after some deliberation, strongly suspect our landlord might be deliberately misleading one of (or both) A) her bank, and/or B) the government, about her financial situation as it pertains to the house.
We are now wondering: where does this leave us as renters? Are we vulnerable if our suspicions turn out to be true, and our landlord is found out? And if true, but not found out, what are our obligations to our landlord/lease? What should we do? Is there someone to talk to about this sort of thing? I called the SJTO contact line for the Landlord and Tennant Board, but their pre-programmed options weren't really any help, as they didn't directly speak to our (admittedly, seemingly unusual) circumstances.
Any and all help are appreciated! |