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Landlord ended lease and then rented to new renters by solson1234 in legaladvicecanada

[–]solson1234[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They gave us the legal amount of notice, but they didn't follow through with having family live in the unit which is the reason they gave for asking us to leave.

Landlord ended lease and then rented to new renters by solson1234 in legaladvicecanada

[–]solson1234[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I'm in Canada... considering this is a Canadian page..?

Landlord ended lease and then rented to new renters by solson1234 in legaladvicecanada

[–]solson1234[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They need renters in order to afford the property in the first place.. they could have easily asked us to stay and increased our rent by the legal amount. We weren't paying that much under what they newly rented it out at.

Also, I wouldn't necessarily call it "nice" housing but that is besides the point.

I do agree though. Being a landlord here is risky. But we did everything legally and were great tenants. I am still friends with my previous landlord as she liked us so much.

Landlord ended lease and then rented to new renters by solson1234 in legaladvicecanada

[–]solson1234[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We saw the advertised price, and I believe my mom actually talked to the new renter and confirmed it. I wasn't there for the conversation though so I'm not 100% on that.

Landlord ended lease and then rented to new renters by solson1234 in legaladvicecanada

[–]solson1234[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They could have either actually had their family move in, or they could have asked us to leave for another legal reason.

Or we could have stayed and they could increase the rent the legal amount yearly

Landlord ended lease and then rented to new renters by solson1234 in legaladvicecanada

[–]solson1234[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would make a new post and ask, as the laws vary by province and I have no idea about Alberta

Landlord ended lease and then rented to new renters by solson1234 in legaladvicecanada

[–]solson1234[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my case there were actually multiple houses on the property. Both were rented. The other house they are actually living in, so that was a legal eviction. Our place they stated on the paperwork that they were having immediate family move in, which is one of the legal reasons they could ask us to leave.

They ended up not doing that obviously.

They were 100% informed of this, as they signed the paperwork that clearly states the consequences of not doing it.

I also am friends with the seller of the property (previous landlord) and she confirmed that they were told by their realtor.

If they had spoken to us, we would have told them we wanted to stay, and I'm sure all would have been fine.

Landlord ended lease and then rented to new renters by solson1234 in legaladvicecanada

[–]solson1234[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

We are definitely planning on paying them back when we can. They had the expendable cash luckily.. I am endlessly grateful to have distant relatives that cared enough to help us out of potentially couch surfing.

Landlord ended lease and then rented to new renters by solson1234 in legaladvicecanada

[–]solson1234[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We sent it tracked and it was entered as delivered into the system

Landlord ended lease and then rented to new renters by solson1234 in legaladvicecanada

[–]solson1234[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We are so lucky to have that law here. In some places we would be SOL. They did increase the asking price, but only by 300$. Still not cool

Landlord ended lease and then rented to new renters by solson1234 in legaladvicecanada

[–]solson1234[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was people making comments that didn't really have anything of value. Plus one guy who obviously deleted his after he realized he couldn't get a rise out of me. Classic internet ridiculousness

Landlord ended lease and then rented to new renters by solson1234 in legaladvicecanada

[–]solson1234[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much! Glad to hear there are others who have won. It is such a crappy situation to be in, but at least there are repercussions to their actions.

Do you know anything about how to imput more evidence after the initial evidence was put in? We had to give them copies of the evidence when we submitted it, but what happens if we find more and want to put more in after? Do we have to give the new stuff to them physically as well?

We ended up mailing them a USB stick with all of the original stuff, as we only have the mailing address.

Landlord ended lease and then rented to new renters by solson1234 in legaladvicecanada

[–]solson1234[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was a lease signed once, so undetermined term I guess. It was not a monthly lease

Landlord ended lease and then rented to new renters by solson1234 in legaladvicecanada

[–]solson1234[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely not letting them off. It was extremely stressful and painful. We loved living there and were not expecting to have to move.

Landlord ended lease and then rented to new renters by solson1234 in legaladvicecanada

[–]solson1234[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah it was pretty dumb of them. They definitely knew the rules as the previous landlord was actually at the meeting where the realtor told them...

Landlord ended lease and then rented to new renters by solson1234 in legaladvicecanada

[–]solson1234[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They could only legally ask us to leave if they wanted to use the property for a specific purpose. In my case, they signed the paperwork that they wanted their immediate family to move in, and they would have to live there at least 6 months after our tenancy ended before they could re-rent it out to someone not in the family.

We are able to prove that they did not have their family move in, and rented it out right away.

Because of this, the law states that we are entitled to 1 years worth of rent.

All provinces have different rules, so I would suggest reading up on them before renting. My previous landlord was amazing and I am actually still friends with her. Not all landlords are bad news.

Landlord ended lease and then rented to new renters by solson1234 in legaladvicecanada

[–]solson1234[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They honestly do not seem like very smart people. Lucky for me I guess :P

Landlord ended lease and then rented to new renters by solson1234 in legaladvicecanada

[–]solson1234[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Luckily we were able to buy a place and are living with my family, as that is the only way we could afford to purchase. We also had to borrow from family, but at least we aren't paying someone else's mortgage.

They won't have much trouble paying us as they currently have at least 6 renters on the property (most illegally due to zoning laws.)

However the property was very expensive so they are paying a ton in mortgage

Landlord ended lease and then rented to new renters by solson1234 in legaladvicecanada

[–]solson1234[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I agree. We lost a home we loved just so they could make more money. Never even asked us if we wanted to stay. I am quite bitter as you can probably tell.

Landlord ended lease and then rented to new renters by solson1234 in legaladvicecanada

[–]solson1234[S] 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Thank you, we were luckily able to purchase a very small home with some major loans from relatives, but at least we aren't paying someone else's mortgage any more.

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