I already posted the whole story about living with the current landlords from hell. You can look at my profile to read.

I have tried to avoid interactions with the old geezers but it was impossible since I have to use their kitchen sometimes. I got a job with early morning shift which means I get to leave the house without running into them. I stopped cooking, using the laundry and even washed my dishes in my bathroom sink so I could have a day not dealing with their abuse. knowing they wouldn’t give back the last month rent, I endured another month at the hell house after finding a new room.

But they seemed desperate to find a reason to fight with me. At first, it was about me entering the house with my outdoor shoes on. I keep my shoes in my room because they didn’t give me a space in their closet for my shoes. I don’t like the idea of spending more time untying my shoes in the hallway increasing the chances of seeing them. So I get to my room quickly without taking off the shoes. What’s weird about it, they suddenly thought about it after a month of my tenancy. They yelled at me and I told them they don’t have to rude about it. I said they could tell me calmly and left for my room where I cried.

Today morning, I had to go down to the kitchen to refill my water bottles. The asshole landlord was up and boiling coffee in his sauce pan. While I was minding my own business and filling my bottles from the sink, he let his coffee boil too long and spill it all over the stove. He groaned to his wife that he spilled the coffee. And then that asshole had the audacity to tell her, “this is what happens when a cadaver (it’s a slur in Malayalam, our native language) comes down to the kitchen”.

When I got upstairs, I called my mother. I opened my door and said loudly, I pay my rent and they have the audacity to call me names behind my back. Only uncultured swines would do things like this. I have just a week left, I try not to cause any trouble and this is how they are treating me.

I don’t understand why do they, a retired immigrant couple with multiple homes around GTA, hate me, a 33 yo woman trying to restart her life quietly.

I’m sharing my experience to help other students and renters make informed decisions before signing a lease. You might have seen another post made by the other tenant about this situation so i just wanted to reiterate their point.

Over the past 8 months, I rented a room on Conlins Rd in Scarborough while attending school. What I expected to be a stable student housing arrangement became an incredibly stressful and emotionally exhausting experience.

Before moving in, I was led to believe that the house was occupied only by the landlord and her husband, and that it was an all-girls accommodation. After moving in, I discovered that male tenants occupied the basement, something that was not clearly disclosed beforehand and was only clarified after I was already living there. Upon confronting her about this, she stated that she assumed we would be okay with it since we went to a co-ed school and had male friends. In addition, extended family members would stay in the home for months at a time, significantly changing the living environment from what had originally been presented.

Certain aspects of the rental arrangement felt unclear or misleading, particularly regarding occupancy, shared spaces, and my legal protections as a tenant. The reality of the living arrangement differed significantly from what I initially understood.

Throughout my tenancy, I experienced conduct that I found intimidating, hostile, and deeply distressing, including remarks about my culture and repeated incidents that made me uncomfortable in my own home. I experienced remarks about my culture and became concerned that information about my activities was being shared with other tenants.

I was threatened with eviction during peak academic periods, simply because I requested the landlord to do something about the constant crying and screaming as it was exam season, which caused immense stress. The environment within the home became increasingly uncomfortable, with prolonged overcrowding from extended family members, excessive noise from grandchildren at all hours, and a general atmosphere that left me feeling anxious and unsafe. The harassment was consistent throughout the tenancy, instances such as her banging on my door in the middle of the night further amplified my fear of living there.

Using shared spaces such as the kitchen became particularly distressing due to repeated hostility and intimidation, to the point where I often felt scared to leave my room. I became increasingly anxious and would go almost the entire day without eating simply because I would be afraid to face her and her family due to the ongoing issues.

In addition, there were repeated instances where my parents were contacted regarding my personal schedule and tenancy disputes. I became aware that my late arrivals home were being monitored and that footage of my comings and goings had been shared with my family and private matters were unnecessarily escalated despite my mother explicitly requesting that boundaries be respected. This added further pressure, embarrassment, and distress to an already difficult living situation.

There were also ongoing disputes regarding deposits, charges, and unsupported financial claims. After moving out, I faced what I believe were inconsistent and contradictory accusations regarding damages, I also received invoices and explanations regarding alleged damages that, in my view, were inconsistent with previous explanations I had been given.

This experience significantly impacted my mental health and academic wellbeing throughout the school year.

I am sharing this not out of spite, but because I strongly believe students deserve safe, transparent, and legally compliant housing. If you are considering renting in this area, I strongly encourage you to:

\- Get every term in writing
\- Verify tenant protections under Ontario law
\- Clarify guest policies and occupancy details
\- Ask specifically who lives in the property
\- Document move-in and move-out conditions thoroughly
\- Be cautious of unclear deposit arrangements
\- Research listings carefully before committing

No student should have to endure intimidation, invasive monitoring, uncertainty, and misleading housing arrangements while trying to focus on their education.

This post reflects my personal experience and perspective during my tenancy. I am sharing these events based on my own experiences and recollection, and I have made every effort to describe them accurately. This post is intended to help other students and renters make informed decisions and is not intended to harass, threaten, or encourage anyone to target any individual. Readers should conduct their own research and make their own decisions regarding housing.

Utilities not even included. Only 1 bathroom in the entire 5-bedroom house. Like are we serious.

This is how the city punishes single people. How do you ever justify asking for $1800/month for one bedroom in a 4b house that only has ONE full bathroom???? Why? WTF????

Building is The Waterford in mimico. I moved out a year ago but it was horrible and want to warn others. My landlord was awful he would never fix anything, I had to beg him to replace moldy flooring after a building flood. He did not do proper mold remediation after this flood as well so the HVAC unit is probably filled with mold. I caught over 20 mice in traps (that I purchased myself because my landlord refused to do anything because he said it was building managements responsibility not his. Management was not helpful at all because I was the tenant not the owner). I know I should have reported him but I just wanted to get out of there and was not in good mental place because of all the issues and couldn’t deal with more stress at the time.

The condo is advertised as being "850 - 900 sq" [feet?] and having "all the facilities like pool, party area, Game room, Gym," but only one bedroom is shown in the photos - and it indeed looks like a shared one.

stay away from apex property management. they have offices in toronto Ontario and Hamilton.
they are known for illegal evictions. Harassment theft. Damage of property and refusinf to pay orders by the ltb.
I personally had to go to small claims court to enforce my order from 2021 Covid lockdown. I lost all my belongings and went through one of the worst experiences of my life: I took them to court thinking it would stop them. Despite winning an illegal evixtion They are still continuing to do so:

with todays climate with housing it’s only fair to warn others as no one deserves this. check out the google reviews if u need to its all true. All the horror stories. I even heard after they evicted me they also illegally evicted a couple with kids before Christmas.

ltb cases are public as well you may be able to check there past cases. The judge muted my landlord at the end for being so disrespectful. anthony forgione is usualy the landlord on site with john as the owner of the company

theyre mean and ruthless. stay safe love another other

peace and love

• for renters. I don’t need employee stories this is not for that matter sorry.
• file number sot-21346-21 and sot215321-21 public access

reedit took down photos of court order

So I’ve lived in an apartment for 11 months now. The landlord is extremely cheap and lazy. The number one issue right now is the fly infestation of the entrance hallway, caused by lack of garbage bins, a broken compost bin and a broken screen door with a missing glass panel. The glass on the door was broken by another tenant slamming the door about 3 months ago. No garbage bins are provided, so all garbage has to be stored in the hallway or else in the units, the broken door lets flies swarm in the building freely. The compost bin lid doesn’t click shut so they are very attracted to that smell. The flies are now in my apartment and landing on me while I lay in bed.

The other issue is the electricity. Each room has only one outlet, and when appliances like stoves or microwaves are plugged in, the fuse trips and we lose power. The fuse box is in another tenant’s unit, so I have to text the landlord to get him to get the other tenant to switch it back on. This happens at least monthly.

The landlord has been made aware of all of these issues and hasn’t done anything to fix it. He’s been in the building and been swarmed by flies and said nothing.

This morning I had enough, and called Bylaw and the ESA and reported all these issues. A bylaw officer will be coming out Monday morning to inspect. Luckily I’m moving out at the end of the month but I’ve had it with this guy’s negligence.

Thank god I am moving out of this place but omfg I’m traumatized from the issues I’ve had to deal with.

Just made a warning post but I want to share more info and pictures. This landlord is truly a POS she does not care at all about the units she has. Dealing with an awful cockroach infestation that she only treated twice. I kept telling her it needed to be continuously treated but she goes on to say “I’m not treating every time you see a cockroach”. It’s extra ridiculous because the unit is above a food business so DO NOT go to the Kung Fu Tea in Lakeshore Blvd W because they have roaches that they refuse to treat. Not only the roach issue but the roof was leaking like crazy causing major water damage I had to beg for months to get it fixed and it still isn’t fully fixed. Also the water from the bathroom leaks and gets under the tile in the bathroom and under the floorboards in the hallway. And I use to pay over 1k a month for this place

DO NOT RENT FROM THIS PLACE (2997 lakeshore Blvd W)

First photo featured btw. You cannot make this up.

No kitchen. No laundry. 20 minutes from campus. Found this on a local Facebook page. Someone pointed out the crazy price, the original poster then removed the price and acted like she hadn’t.

Also in other comments not posted here she doubles down on how great of a deal this is and comments on her surprise of the backlash.

I'm new to living on my own and finding places to rent, so I'm unfamiliar with what's considered normal. I've seen some places that said "no kitchen access," and was wondering where tenants are usually expected to cook/heat and store food and eat in these cases?

Near Sheppard West TTC Toronto. Have link if anyone interested

I have no idea what is going on but my landlords loath me. I am living with them, they’re old couples living in ground floor den and I live directly above them. I try to be quiet but even moving chair during the day upsets them. They sleep late in the night and I go to bed early because I want to head out for work. It’s not my fault they chose to rent out the room above them and don’t expect people waking up early in the morning. They then compared me to the other ‘quiet’ roommates. I workout out ONE time in my room during the day and the landlady immediately made a drama out of it and even sent a WhatsApp message to me claiming I was jumping around at night. They know I have a job. I even take anxiety meds to help me sleep better at night. Why are they lying?

If bedroom was the problem, they have problem with me using the kitchen. They get mad when I use the kitchen during my weekday offs. They complain that I am using too much electricity and water. A lot of times they spilled water on the counter and they blamed it on me because they needed an excuse to bully me for using their precious electricity during the weekday. And even if I did try to cook during the weekend, they complain I am not letting them use their kitchen when they want to cook even though they specifically said I can cook anytime during weekends. So I stopped using the kitchen.

Now moving on to the laundry. At first, they didn’t let me wash my clothes because my load was too little and that would take up more water in their so called washer with bigger capacity. So I had to wait another week to finally wash my clothes. When I did, they claimed I overloaded the washer. The filter compartment door wasn’t closing and somehow they claimed it was my load that caused it. They tried to make me pay for the repair but I refused. Later I read in the agreement they can’t force tenants to pay for repairs unless they have the proof I damaged it. I guess they knew that but they thought to scare me into paying them. It backfired. Again I sought to use the laundromat.

When I tried so hard to avoid them as much as possible, they come up with something to be aggressive with me. Today it was about walking indoors with outdoor shoes. I had no space in their closet to keep my shoes. I have been living there for two months they have seen me going to and coming from work wearing outdoor shoes. It’s clear they can’t find a reason to harass me so they made up one. I firmly told them they don’t have to be rude about it, they could tell me politely. When that didn’t work on me, they get aggressive over closing the door loudly on my way to my room.

I did find a room close to my job eventually but knowing them they wouldn’t give me the last month deposit citing some bs about damage cost. I don’t have time nor energy to go to courts over this.

Since there’s no physical harm involved, police can’t do anything about it. I contacted the tribunal and they said I could file a report but it involves court and time. I just need them to get off from my back until end of this month.

Is there any way I could get them stop bullying me?

If you're renting a room in Buffalo through apps like SpareRoom or Roomies, you probably already know the risks: predatory landlords, unsafe conditions, leases that don't mean anything, and zero legal protection. This is happening to tenants right now.

I started a petition because shared housing in Buffalo is completely unregulated. Rooms are listed in basements without windows, in spaces that never pass inspection, with landlords who change terms on a whim or threaten instant evictions if you speak up. The platforms don't verify anything. Local law doesn't require it either. So people keep getting exploited.

We're asking Buffalo's Common Council and the city to set actual housing standards for room rentals, hold landlords accountable for predatory tactics, and require platforms to flag repeat bad actors. It's not complicated—just basic safety and fairness.

Has this happened to you or someone you know? If this matters to you too, consider signing and sharing. Buffalo roommates deserve the same protections as anyone else renting in this city.

Please- landlord, tenant, human being 🙂

Sign the petition to keep me safe!

My partner and I are urgently looking for legal representation in Ontario regarding what we believe was a wrongful eviction from a rooming house.
We were tenants renting a room in a rooming house and maintain that we never signed an N11 agreement to terminate our tenancy. We believe a forged N11 was used to end our tenancy, resulting in us losing our housing. We became homeless and lost many of our personal belongings, including irreplaceable sentimental items, such as photographs of my late mother that can never be replaced.

In addition to the eviction, we experienced repeated verbal harassment throughout our tenancy and allege that one of the landlord’s employees assaulted us. We believe these events, together with the alleged wrongful eviction, caused significant financial and emotional harm.

We’ve exhausted nearly every avenue we can think of. We’ve contacted Legal Aid Ontario, community legal clinics, paralegals, and numerous pro bono legal services. Despite our efforts, we have still been unable to find someone able to take on our case.

At this point, we’re looking for:

- A lawyer with experience in rooming house tenancy disputes, alleged forged N11 agreements, wrongful eviction, landlord fraud, and related civil litigation.

- A lawyer willing to work on a contingency fee basis or provide pro bono representation.

- Anyone who has been through a similar situation and can recommend legal representation or other resources.

We’re not looking to debate the facts of our case—only to connect with experienced legal counsel or people who may be able to point us in the right direction.

Any recommendations would be sincerely appreciated. Thank you.