Tenant Exploiting The Landlord & Tenant Act

[mandrill]

As someone who has been a landlord in the past I can sympathize. In my situation I actually had to go to Superior Court to have them evicted it was so bad. They ended up causing significant (>$5K) damage to the premises.
Now in your case the tenant isn't as much of a nightmare, but since the apartment is part of your house they don't have to be an absolute nightmare to cause problems. Making noise late at night being one of them. Let me address your issues as I see them
1. No pet clause. As others have said it doesn't have any teeth. You cannot forbid a tenant to have a legal pet. You're out of luck here.
2. The girlfriend issue. If his girlfriend is basically living with him and you have proof (camera footage is sufficient) you are well within your rights to ask for a bump in the rent to compensate. When you negotiate rental price did that include utilities? I think a better way is to separate the rent from the utilities and have them pay a percentage (for basement usually 1/3 of heat and hydro). That way if a situation like this occurs and utilities rise they are at least paying a portion of the increase. I'd also look into separate meters if possible. The incremental cost of that will more than be recouped when you eventually sell the property.
Feel free to PM me if you have any other questions/concerns.

Now, NONE of what you write is consistent with the provisions of Ontario's rent control system, is it?

in fact, it's nonsense.

 

[Jamith]

Although I can't give much advice on the legalities I can certainly sympathize with your situation.

As a freshman in school I roomed on campus. The unit had two single rooms and a double room all that shared a kitchen and washroom. I got stuck in the double as a first year. My room mate was a junior who would 'sneak' his girlfriend in when he thought I was asleep. They would go at it as quietly as they could but being in the same room I heard everything. By the end of the year she was quite pregnant but that didn't stop them.


When I first got married we lived in a condo and someone above us would bounce a basketball or something every day for what seemed like hours. Luckily only around dinner time.


When my SO passed away I rented a detached home with my mother in law there to help raise the kids. The basement was rented out to others. One tenant had a girlfriend who worked afternoons so she wouldn't get home till after midnight. She was a screamer in the sack. Later it was rented to a teenage tenant who brought in extra people to stay and a dog. They would be noisy at all hours.

Not much you can do about it. It would be nice if they at least showed some empathy to others and understand their noise footprint and that not everyone can deal with noise the same way. Some people can ignore it/sleep through it while others can't stand it.

Best of Luck

 

[Darts]

Have you consider Airbnb? The "guests" usually don't stay long. (However, I think there are some regulatory rules.) Someone I know came to Toronto this past Summer and he stayed at an Airbnb for a month. I lent him my backup bike so he could have some wheels.

 

[HOLLYWOODG]

Here's an idea....

Dress very suggestively and provocatively. Make advances. See if he shows interest. If he does, fuck him. Then report that you were raped. There is no way he can live in the house if he raped you.

When it comes time to testify say you are fearful for your safety by going through with the case.

The End.

^ scam the scammer- beat him at his own game.