How do you get rid of a troublesome tenant?
- Thread starter Wild Wiglin Willie
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Good luck getting a judge on your side after doing that.
Cut your loses - Bribe them to leave.... make sure they sign the N9 showing they're going willing
Thankfully I've had great tenants, but I thoroughly vet them before renting out to them.
And while it's discrimatory, I rent out only to women.
Tell your tenant you want to take back the entire house for yourself.
It might be less confrontational and not targeting them or the noise as the reason.
Of course this does not good if they decide to squat and stay.
And while it's discrimatory, I rent out only to women.
Tell your tenant you want to take back the entire house for yourself.
It might be less confrontational and not targeting them or the noise as the reason.
Of course this does not good if they decide to squat and stay.
Here in the states, most decent apartments/duplexes/2-4 unit dwellings/single-family dwellings (I thing you get the idea) will ask or charge to run a credit check and criminal background check. Similarly, they will call the LL. A trick I knew one LL did was charge the maximum security deposit allowed by state law, i.e., 1.5 times the rent rate plus the first month's rent due at lease signing. So, at his rental rate for a one bedroom plus security, that came to $2250. Plus the tenant was responsible for paying the monthly water/heat/electric/trash fees (I know, I hear the snickers regarding the low move-in cost relative to the average cost for Toronto).
For him, he stated only serious tenants applied that didn't trash his place nor cause any problems (he has a four-plex building) with other tenants. I think he mention in 10-15 years there were 2 evictions (which he stated was a VERY lengthy process....he hoped the people didn't end up of trashing the unit).
I wondered about this. Many years ago, my g/f at the time moved into an apartment in a huge old home. She painted the place and spruced it up, bought a bunch of new furniture. Literally two months from the day she moved in, she was given notice to move out... the reason being that the owner's Mother was moving in. To add insult to injury, the prick made her pay rent for her last month, even though he evicted her.
She fought the thing with Landlord Tenant folks and lost. She took the guy to Small Claims court to recover the cost of paint and so on (she was a student at the time, so every penny mattered) and lost there too. Both loses indicate that he was on solid legal footing to do what he did. To this day, she doesn't think that there ever was a Mother. Her theory was that the Bible-thumping landlord didn't approve of his tenant having her b/f in for overnights (even though we were very quiet!)
It was a long time ago, but it might be worth investigating. I'm sure you can probably rent a Grandmother someplace...
I remember reading about him months ago. He's scum. The landlord(s) didn't do their due diligence and obtain credit history, employment history, etc. They rented to him because he seemed like a nice gent. Lesson learned.
The following is horror story, and in this case the real estate agent renting the place on behalf of the owners (who were overseas) didn't due proper background checks. This guy turned a single-family-home into a full-blown makeshift rooming house, erecting walls to make for bedrooms/units. It was an ingenious scheme on his part and he had several houses rented out the same way. He was making good money doing it.
http://torontolife.com/real-estate/jesse-gubb-the-tenant-from-hell/
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You can move into the unit yourself.
Do some "renovations" on your own place that makes it "impossible" for you to stay in your own home. Then you need somewhere to live, unfortunately that means the tenant needs to move so you can stay in that unit while yours is "renovated".
Actually do some renovations. Replace your toilets or redo part of your kitchen. Take your time doing it and no doubt it will be a enough renovation to justify you needing their unit.
Do some "renovations" on your own place that makes it "impossible" for you to stay in your own home. Then you need somewhere to live, unfortunately that means the tenant needs to move so you can stay in that unit while yours is "renovated".
Actually do some renovations. Replace your toilets or redo part of your kitchen. Take your time doing it and no doubt it will be a enough renovation to justify you needing their unit.
Sounds great, spend thousands of dollars in lost mortgage payments and unnecessary renos, all to remove a tenant.
The reality is is that he let them 8n there and if they're paying rent his options are limited aND it has to be done legally. It is their place of residence and your options are limited.
From what I remember, one of the few legit ways to justify evicting a tenant is to have a relative move in. Doesn't have to go through any process, you just send them the notice.
Just get a distant relative to move there for a month and then rent it out again.
Offer him $10,000 cash and he will probably vacate within 2 weeks. Then you can start looking for another tenant and start the whole process over again, and pray for a tenant from Heaven instead of Hell. This is probably the cheapest, easiest and least time-consuming method to get rid of an unwanted tenant.
Actually this is quite a workable idea. I have seen it done before.
Technically the day they move out and find another place to live, they will stop caring. Nobody is going to hold a grudge or want to go through the trouble of moving back in.
Get a contractor in to give you an estimate to rip out all drywall (in your space + tenant's space), plumbing/wiring as necessary, etc. Talk about the 3-6 month process and tell the contractor they'll have full access to the house as you'll be moving out. Make sure the tenant is around to see this. Say "sorry" to the tenant and tell them that on x date they have to be gone before the demolition starts.
Actually move out yourself for 2 weeks in case they drive by, so they don't see you there. Keep blinds closed, etc. Just book a cheap hotel room.
Then go home and continue living your life. They'll have already moved into a new place and won't give a crap about you moving back in. If they do contact you or stop by your house, tell them you got into an argument and the contractor ran off with your deposit, so you've moved back in and are starting with a new contractor in 6 weeks when he is finished his current job elsewhere.
Nobody's gonna haul you to court to prove that you didn't renovate and move in. The only thing that can skewer this plan is if you have a new tenant move in the day after they move out. So keep it empty for a month or two (it will take you that long to find a tenant anyhow). Don't advertise the place until at least they day they move out, you don't want them seeing your ad
Not sure it has been mentioned yet, but the Landlord Tenant Board does allow you to give notice to a tenant if their presence disturbs the right of use and enjoyment of other tenants in the building. It usually works with pets and smoking, not sure about noise. You have to go thru the steps with the Board...make sure all the paper work is absolutely accurate or they will reject your application and send you back to the starting gate. Renovating can get the tenant out, but they do have a right to move back....moving in your self, or having immediate family moving in does work...but it has to happen or you could find yourself in difficulty. Good luck!
