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Originally Posted by insomniac
is there a way to get him to sign a new agreement? like you stated, our previous agreement didn't have a lease term.
when I called the RTO, they said painting, flooring and appliances don't count. but maybe I should look into knocking a wall down if we want to rent the whole basement out.
as much as I wish to keep the whole unit to ourselves, we don't need the downstairs and the extra income helps with the mortgage.
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Put yourself in his shoes. Would you be keen to sign a new agreement that only works to the landlord's advantage?
He knows he is under no obligation to sign a new agreement, therefore the only way he would have incentive to sign one would be if it benefited him in some way. You're going to have to work some sort of compromise into the new agreement.
Or you're going to have to bust him for Cause, IE the next time he doesn't pay rent (even that could be a lengthy process)
Or you're going to have to take over the basement for personal use (Which can be subject to dispute should you put it back on the market for rental)
Or you're going to have to do some major renos (I didn't actually know what constitutes the definition of major renos, maybe you will have to knock some walls down)
Unfortunately what this whole scenario says to me is that you guys failed to do your homework when you rented to this guy, and you were hoping that your recent family events (my condolences on your father passing) would be an opportunity to easily change things up. It doesn't work that way.