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Glebe renters refuse to leave home sold by landlord
The last few weeks have been a nightmare for Patrick Lecours. He has a deal in place to sell his home in the Glebe, but the tenants renting the property refuse to leave.
ottawa.ctvnews.ca
Glebe renters refuse to leave home sold by landlord
The last few weeks have been a nightmare for Patrick Lecours. He has a deal in place to sell his home in the Glebe, but the tenants renting the property refuse to leave.
ottawa.ctvnews.ca
Glebe renters refuse to leave home sold by landlord
"We offered cash for keys. We offered $10,000 and a moving truck and they more or less said make it a real offer," he said.
Now, Lecours's only option is the Landlord and Tenant Board, but he can't get a hearing until April 2024.
"That does not surprise me," said John Dickie with the Eastern Ontario Landlord Organization chair. "The board is very backed up; people are waiting six to eight months for a hearing."
For Lecours, the costs keep adding up. He cut the price to the buyers by $15,000 so they didn't walk away from the sale and he's had to refinance the mortgage at a much higher rate.
"We are out 10-grand and another $40,000 in elevating interest payments," he said. "My mortgage was due at the end of October."