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Toronto Star - Tenants from Hell Article
QUOTE Lots of new condos mean there are lots of investors getting into renting, and many of those are learning the hard way that being a landlord is not easy money
Oct 20, 2007 04:30 AM Amy Brown-Bowers
Special to the Star
For Trevor Moo, it seemed like a good idea at the time – renovate the basement in his new house, find some nice folks to rent it and collect a cheque each month to put toward his mortgage and utilities.
What could go wrong?
Plenty, the retiree soon learned.
Four months after his tenants moved in, the apartment became a scene of violent fights, chain smoking, midnight lockouts and strange odours. Moo filed two notices with the Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board to begin the process of eviction for the couple, who had also stopped paying rent.
The male tenant was arrested for assault and was barred from the premises. Then, well into legal proceedings, the female tenant fled – leaving a destroyed apartment behind. During the expensive cleanup last year, Moo found 32 hypodermic needles.
QUOTE Lots of new condos mean there are lots of investors getting into renting, and many of those are learning the hard way that being a landlord is not easy money
Oct 20, 2007 04:30 AM Amy Brown-Bowers
Special to the Star
For Trevor Moo, it seemed like a good idea at the time – renovate the basement in his new house, find some nice folks to rent it and collect a cheque each month to put toward his mortgage and utilities.
What could go wrong?
Plenty, the retiree soon learned.
Four months after his tenants moved in, the apartment became a scene of violent fights, chain smoking, midnight lockouts and strange odours. Moo filed two notices with the Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board to begin the process of eviction for the couple, who had also stopped paying rent.
The male tenant was arrested for assault and was barred from the premises. Then, well into legal proceedings, the female tenant fled – leaving a destroyed apartment behind. During the expensive cleanup last year, Moo found 32 hypodermic needles.
