It has a spacious basement that I intended to use for storage but just discovered there’s a long-term tenant living there. Since you are now a landlord, you may wish to check out the Landlord and Tenant Board website to better understand your own rights and responsibilities. If you’re thinking about selling the home, I recommend working with a lawyer who understands landlord and tenant issues and with a real estate salesperson who has handled similar transactions. Did you arrange the sale through a real estate brokerage? Joe Richer is registrar of the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) and contributor for the Star.

Source: thestar April 13, 2019 12:56 UTC