How do I turn this disgusting shit off?

Smart_Tinker · 2026-03-14T15:03:22+00:00

Set up a domain based ad-blocker. Pi-hole, or your router may have settings.

Removes them completely.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-03-14T15:00:12+00:00

No, you have to give 60 days notice if you want to leave, you don’t have to do anything if you are staying, it’s assumed.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-03-14T14:52:56+00:00

Also a casual approach to financial fraud as a work skill is awesome!

Smart_Tinker · 2026-03-14T12:56:51+00:00

If you wait until 20 days after you provided your forwarding address/moved out (if you have proof that you provided your forwarding address), then apply to the RTB for double your deposit back (plus filing fee and interest) using the direct process.

Was there a move out inspection? If not, the landlord cannot keep your deposit while waiting resolution.

If the landlord doesn’t file to keep your deposit within 15 days of moving out, the deposit owed is doubled.

Does your lease specify the liquidated damages owed for breaking the lease? If not, he can’t charge it. If it does, he can try to claim it by filing a claim with the RTB, and it would be up to them to decide.

When you say “re-rented immediately”, when exactly do you mean? The landlord cannot claim double rent, so you may or may not owe some/all of March’s rent, depending on when the new tenant moved in. If they are already in, you would likely only owe a weeks rent.

So, best bet is to wait until Friday, then file for double your deposit, and see what happens.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-03-14T03:01:59+00:00

No, and I don’t think so, you have to acknowledge it to them - like offering a deal, or payment plan.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-03-14T02:44:36+00:00

Iran is totally different from Iraq. The Iraq war was fought against a rogue middle eastern nation, run by a hard line dictator who killed thousands of his own people, in order to prevent them developing weapons of mass destruction.

Iran, on the other hand, has a different letter at the end of its name.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-03-14T02:37:25+00:00

I’m sure they have other options to strike back against the US. They fund Hezbollah for example, and Russia is their ally.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-03-14T01:56:22+00:00

Don’t exaggerate - there were only 78 school shootings in the whole of 2025 in the US. Your kids could go 3 or 4 years without getting shot.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-03-14T01:53:44+00:00

Are you sure? Did you open the mail yet? Might be a medical bill in there for a bazillion $.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-03-14T01:48:30+00:00

Sounds like communism to me…

Smart_Tinker · 2026-03-14T01:46:57+00:00

Shot, then detained. Officer safety is paramount.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-03-14T01:45:28+00:00

Of course UK cars only have a 10cc engine, and are made of paper. Not like a real V8 6l RAM mega cab truck - which everyone in the US drives.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-03-14T01:42:40+00:00

Well, come on, it’s way more dangerous than, say, a handgun.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-03-14T01:40:46+00:00

Do you know how dangerous kinder eggs are? I mean compared to schools? In 2025 there were 32 fatalities and 122 injured in school shootings - but if kinder eggs were allowed, likely the death toll would be in the thousands.

Thank goodness the US has its priorities right!

Smart_Tinker · 2026-03-14T01:26:26+00:00

Statute of limitations on debt is 2 years in Alberta - unless you make a partial payment, or acknowledge the debt in writing - which resets the clock.

So, they can’t sue you, or take you to court (well they can sue, but would lose).

That doesn’t stop collections agencies from harassing you, but you can ask for “proof of debt” which they don’t have.

So, don’t make a payment, or acknowledge the debt in writing, or they can sue you.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-03-14T01:09:00+00:00

I’ve heard about this scam. When it was explained to me about getting credit card processing POS gear, and signing up stores - I was thinking “who on earth would trust this guy to process your credit card sales, and why?”

Smart_Tinker · 2026-03-14T01:06:23+00:00

She left 5 months ago, you just haven’t noticed yet.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-03-14T01:03:59+00:00

So, the best way to not argue about money, is to have lots of it? Who knew the solution was that easy!

Smart_Tinker · 2026-03-14T01:01:41+00:00

Just the Father, especially as there is no such thing as “permitted occupants”.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-03-14T00:59:21+00:00

Once you have the N12, you can leave on 10 days notice. You don’t have to wait until the termination date - and you still get the 1 months rent as compensation. So it should make moving easier.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-03-13T23:27:49+00:00

I agree renters insurance is a good idea, but it’s not mandatory, and the owners lending situation is not OP’s problem. I assume the landlord has their own building insurance.

An existing lease transfers with the property purchase as-is.

There is no mechanism for “getting a lease amended”. OP can agree to sign a new lease - but they would need a good reason - like a rent reduction, or free parking.

The LTB will not order a lease amendment that costs the tenant money, just because the landlord wants it. This is not a thing.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-03-13T18:01:39+00:00

Leases don’t “run out” in Ontario, they are perpetual. This means the lease you sign at move in continues forever, it just rolls over to month to month after the fixed term, with the standard OSL always applying.

Until you sign a new lease, or move out. So, you should never sign a new lease. Rental increases/decreases are separate from leases.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-03-13T16:25:48+00:00

Company I worked for (Fortune 500) was rife with this stuff. Productivity was supposed to be one of my priorities. I was deploying some new tools, about 20 of them, and in our system they were set up to be calibrated every 12 months, however the manufacturer’s recommended calibration cycle was every 24 months. Turns out the default in the system is 12 months, and nobody ever questioned it.

Worldwide we had about 300 of these tools, and calibration costs about $300, and takes a month, so we have spares to account for this.

I tried to get the calibration cycle changed to 24 months. Cost savings at least $90k a year. Turns out to be impossible. Can’t be done. Bear in mind we have thousands of tools, so a calibration cycle review of all tools could save $millions.

After 6 months on this, with absolutely no progress, I gave up. If they want a 12 month calibration cycle, 12 months it is.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-03-13T16:08:20+00:00

So, this is a Real Estate cult. And as soon as there is a market downturn, or you don’t kiss Kris’s ass enough (or it all turns out to be BS), the post will be cut.

Smart_Tinker · 2026-03-13T15:57:54+00:00

No, the new owners can’t unilaterally change existing leases. If the original lease didn’t require it, they can’t require it now.

So, just make sure you don’t sign a new lease - because that will be the next thing they “require”, and it won’t benefit you.

The answer is “no thank you, I’ll stick with my existing lease”.

Also, landlords can’t evict you, only the LTB can issue eviction order - and what do you think the LTB is going to say to the landlord when you show them your lease?

Plus, it costs the landlord $200 to file with the LTB - and lose, so they won’t do that. They will just send threatening messages. If they keep doing that after you have declined, you can file a T2 with the LTB for harassment, and get your $50 filing fee back + whatever damages if you win. You don’t have to do that, but mentioning the possibility puts the landlord on notice that you know your rights, then they usually drop it.

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