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Originally Posted by Gumby
If I had a 1 bedroom apartment, I would not allow 3 people to live there.
Tenant needs written consent from the landlord to sublet. I assume this step was done? And landlord takes the risk by allowing pets in his rental unit. The recourse is that he keeps the damage deposit.
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As for 3 people living in a 1 bedroom unit, we had an owner who was living with his wife, infant child, teenage child and mother in law in their 2 bed room unit.
Would you be surprised if I told you they complained about having moisture issues in their unit during the winter?
But again, what can you do if you specifically tell them only 1 person can live in the unit and they sublet to 2 others.
TBH, I don't know what was written on their contract but when talking to another neighbour, we were all under the assumption the unit was rented to an older asian couple and their dog that was supposed to be house trained.
In reality, it was a young couple and their yappy dog.
Sadly, based on the damage that we saw, 1/2 the month's rent will not cover the cost of repairs and to replace things. Hopefully, the owners also got a pet damage deposit, but I can tell you it will take a while to air out the unit.
But even if a proper contract was signed and they still sublet and caused substantial amounts of damage that cost more than the damage deposit, since the tenants have no ties to Canada, there is very little recourse for the owners.