“I really don’t care about money right now, I care about YOU … You shouldn’t be struggling to find a roof for your family.”That’s the shocking email 38-year-old Sarah Vanderhelm received from Chris Boyes, the landlord of her downtown Toronto condo. While others are scrambling to pay rent, landlords as of Wednesday are still allowed to threaten tenants with eviction, though Premier Doug Ford promised no tenants would lose their homes during the outbreak. This past week, he’s been busy scrambling to organize his own books as he freezes rent for his 36 tenants. “Even if you are capable of paying rent, hold onto the money for your own good. Unfortunately, some responses from other Twitter users show a completely different story through email screenshots of landlords demanding rent payments from their tenants.

Source: thestar April 02, 2020 02:03 UTC