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Originally Posted by Hondaracer
I mentioned in a Reddit thread that maybe my tenant, instead of paying below market rate, would prefer to pay market rate + utilities, TV, Internet etc. themselves and see how that feels absorbing those increases
People there then said I shouldn’t be allowed to own a home period 
The Reddit Canadian housing subs are fucking grossssss |
I had a client that couldn't afford his mortgage so we were telling the tenant that it's going to be listed on the market soon. The tenant actually offered to sign a new lease and pay $700 more per month to stay for another year.
On another note.. TIL my uncle's tenant passed away in his condo's bathroom..
Today when he didn't show for work his coworker filed a report for the cops to do a wellness check on him.. We showed up with the keys, the cops opened the door and a huge stench came blowing out of the unit. There wasn't much we could do so we left shortly after.
The coroners had the body removed after 3 hours and strata called restoration to bring in scrubbers to clean the air. Cops told us there's bodily fluids and SKIN??? around in the bathroom so we need to find someone to go in and clean it.. Probably need to let the unit air out via patio door/scrubbers before even taking a look at it.
Anyone know if there are specialized cleaning companies that would take care of something like this? I would assume regular cleaners won't take these jobs.
Interestingly enough, the cops said my uncle would not be given a report or any results of the investigation even though it happened in his property. If it is something the insurance company requires, he would have to submit a request at the coroners office. Sounds like there's a big chance he probably won't be able to find out what happened.
He's gonna have to check tomorrow to see what insurance requires though - I wonder what the policy would cover in a case where your tenant passes away in the unit.
There seems to be a load of follow up work to be done in this situation: cleaning/sanitizing, clearing his belongings/furniture and storing them until his family (from out of town) calls us to discuss what to do with it, and he even has his truck in the parkade..
Hopefully his family calls sooner rather than later to collect everything because by law all his stuff needs to be stored for like 6 months as per the tenancy act..