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Re: Agreeing to vacate early, and someone moving in.

Posted by Darlene on 3/21/2009, 10:34 pm, in reply to "Re: Agreeing to vacate early, and someone moving in."

Cathy, I have always known it was unethical for a landlord to get paid twice but I had no idea it was illegal! Could you please tell me where in the legislation I can find that? Thanks. --Previous Message-- : : It is illegal in Ontario for landlords to : 'double dip' ~ receive rent twice for the : same period for one unit. Because you did : not give proper notice and did not get your : agreement in writing, your landlord is : entitled to keep your last months rent if : the unit is vacant. However, if he re rents : the unit and receives rent for that month he : is required to return your last months rent. : : --Previous Message-- : : I know you do have to give 60 days notice : from like the first or last of the month. : You should have got the okay in writing from : the landord and should not have paid the : last month that you were actually living : there. But from a legal standpoint, I think : he gets to keep it. : : Now if you were vacating 5 months early on a : one year lease and he found someone 2 : months later, he cannot hold you liable for : the rest of the lease. : : You should call the LTB 800 number. : : --Previous Message-- : Hi. I recently came to a verbal agreement : with my landlord that I could move out one : month early. He insisted that he could find : someone to cover the last month. Funny : thing is, he found someone, they moved in : and when I asked for my last month's rent : back he claimed that since I didn't give : proper notice, that he gets to keep it. : : Anybody out there had that happen? : : : : :

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Message Thread: Agreeing to vacate early, and someone moving in. - Harlet 3/7/2009, 6:14 pm Re: Agreeing to vacate early, and someone moving in. - Liana 3/8/2009, 7:05 pm Re: Agreeing to vacate early, and someone moving in. - Cathy 3/13/2009, 1:13 pm Re: Agreeing to vacate early, and someone moving in. - Darlene 3/21/2009, 10:34 pm « Back to thread

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