"Harrowing experience": Tenant removed from Ontario apartment after 4-year fight, and she owes $55K

[@donnaniewinski1193]

Why aren't these people charged with theft and put in jail.

[@jimmyzhao2673]

She will claim discrimination and have hundreds of BLM type people picketing.

[@Michael-pg7rv]

Literally. It is theft, fraud and when they demand cash for keys it is extortion.

[@shambles416]

Honestly, what's the difference of stealing this much money out someone's pocket plus pain and suffering

[@pjell]

I think the authorities need to start at the top, prosecuting all those CEO level people that avoid tax and cut wages and benefits.

[@shoaibnaqvi5264]

Hopefully with the liberals on their way out, this will start to change

[@curiouspharmacy4775]

She lived for free for 2 years in a city with some of the highest rents in the world. And all those bags of red lobster suggest she was living like a queen.

[@NarinderSingh-xo3kk]

She is Deeqa Rafle. The rent was $2600 and she has an $89k job as a mortgage underwriter at Sherwood Mortgages, Toronto.

[@kumudinimallawaratchi6200]

​@@NarinderSingh-xo3kkThat's outrageous. Can they not garnish her wages to recover the money?

[@oilyfan]

No. Only CRA can do that ​@@kumudinimallawaratchi6200

[@richeethekid9435]

@@kumudinimallawaratchi6200😂😂 sure can no good job will pay you cash especially off the books

[@kumudinimallawaratchi6200]

@richeethekid9435 well let's hope he can recover at least some of his losses

[@askh2424]

That walk of shame was priceless - good work Global News

[@u_u8522]

👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@supernovabrightstar]

She needs to go jail the walk of shame is not enough.

[@iantaylor4483]

More like waddle of shame

[@sanjitjashan]

I really don't think she cares....she'' brush it off

[@Caetano.Galli.Gonzalez]

She walked like she didn’t care

[@JohnDoucet-v7g]

she's a scammer plain and simple and should go to jail for theft

[@mohamedawad7220]

Imagine someone stealing you before your eyes and yet you can’t do anything to stop him for years !!!! What a crazy system!!!! She should be in jail and everyone like her

[@kims8317]

AGREED!!!

[@joywebster2678]

Remember just before covid the tenants won against a horrid landlord in Hamilton. Hexwas ordered to do repairs etc. evening of court decision, hevjurdered the 2 young tenants, and then killed himself. So since I needed to rent just after that, I stuck with businesses/ properties renting apts vs individuals.

[@BawkBawkBawk666]

Lmao. The government has been awfully quiet on that comment

[@tillyburton5402]

NDP AND LIBS

[@donpetryna4356]

Liberal government has been stealing from us for past 8 yrs and nothing we could do about it. Canada is a nothing but a joke now

[@LightOnTheDarkness]

This is plainly theft of over 50,000 dollars. What would happen if someone tried stealing 50,000 using a different approach or method ? How would that be dealt with

[@kirstinmorrell]

It wouldn't be. That's Canada now. Most theft is treated like a civil matter. But at the same time, in general housing is different from other kinds of property for a lot of reasons.

[@saimaqaisar8622]

If it's landlords money, then govt don't care. Instead they help the thieves like this tenant.

[@aisana9548]

I agree. She is walking away with her Starbucks. Ordering red lobster. It’s such a slap on the face. She should be in prison.

[@eurekacomment5719]

If the landlords were not ripping off tenants with exorbitant high rents, maybe these types of situations might not happen? Craaazy how high rent is and how low average wages are! Many are paying more than 50% wages on rent!

[@baybramillion9263]

tenancy need to be called license to Occupy and non payment of rent,(squatting is fraud that comes with revoking of the licence.

[@VRpaintball]

Can’t pay rent but has money to uber eats red lobster.

[@nb1638]

are you out of mind, rent vs food , food is on priority

[@aaronholmgren5497]

uber eats? Eating out is too pricey.

[@GooseGood2024]

Uber eats are typically 30% more expensive than ordering take out

[@jordancarlin9687]

“ I just came back from red lobster “ - Isaiah Thomas

[@Ghost-qq5mf]

@@nb1638 that's like saying shelter is priority so you choose a mansion

[@camthevitaman]

Landlord seems nice, composed and well spoken. The perfect example of the type of people who the system never helps. Instead the system seems to protect the degenerates. Being of good moral integrity seems to be losing it's value in Canada...and I'm sure we can all see that in many places besides this example.

[@eurekacomment5719]

If the landlords were not ripping off tenants with exorbitant high rents, maybe these types of situations might not happen? Craaazy how high rent is and how low average wages are! Many are paying more than 50% wages on rent!

[@donydony1231]

@@eurekacomment5719 Rents are going to be high because there's not enough housing for the people here...

[@SwordFishRiver]

@@eurekacomment5719 So if the food prices are too high, I don’t have to pay? Good logic. Good luck with that.

[@vicksidhu616]

​@eurekacomment5719 can't pay the rent then don't sign an agreement that you are willing to pay it. Plain and simple.

[@NarinderSingh-xo3kk]

@@eurekacomment5719 She is Deeqa Rafle. The rent was $2600 and she has an $89k job as a mortgage underwriter at Sherwood Mortgages, Toronto.

[@fallenf1owers]

She looks like she’s been eating well because of the rent she hasn’t paid. Shameful, she belongs in the washroom, that’s her new place

[@johnoa1146]

She is evil She is a criminal I was a small time landlord I had mostly good tenants, but I did have a session with bad tenants. Damage done with a "screw you" attitude towards me. Arguments about payments, etc. This lady in this video MUST be made to pay... AND she should go to jail!!!! What she did is a crime!

[@KyleAthollHunter1]

renting is a crime

[@AlSmith-ml2gb]

@@KyleAthollHunter1please tell me how it's a crime to rent?

[@jhhood1991]

Not paying her rent

[@2degreesout]

I had some bad tenants and I have become an advocate for selective homelessness. Some people should not be allowed indoors.

[@annakon8423]

@@KyleAthollHunter1 And who said that renting is a crime? Renting and not paying for this place is a crime. Are you stupid or are you pretending to be one?

[@MrPitbull2024]

Thanks for exposing her,

[@monafernandes3889]

The World and Society owes them a life...her future is on the Streets

[@BionicBunny333]

Thanks for exposing our overlords who never lived here

[@FundyisleLegacy]

@@monafernandes3889nobody owes her anything, you nor she is entitled to someone else’s property

[@SnowPiercer1975]

She looks like she hasn't missed a meal

[@JoshSinger1764]

She probably pays for her blood pressure medication too

[@kaycee557]

Or a Timmie's run.

[@smokeskull]

If i said that statement is woukd get a ban for cyber bullying from youtube

[@ForJustice208]

@@smokeskull what about make fun of her weight? Is that ok?

[@nb1638]

show some sympathy for poor , one day you might be in that situation do you pay rent and die or eat and live?

[@ZhuoGuan]

Now she moved to the washroom and won’t leave.

[@lizbenjamin6995]

😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@Abcdefghij-u3g]

😆😆😆😆😆😆😂😂😂😂😂

[@shamsmobi]

😂

[@tariqs2072]

😂😂😂

[@GentlemensDialogue]

😂😂😂

[@MADMAXWORLD.TV.]

I'm dealing with the same issue. My condo is just down the street from this condo. Tenants owe $15,000.00 and counting. This is unacceptable.

[@Johnny-vu7db]

I have done many evictions. Don't waste your time with the Landlord/Tenant board. They are a mediator with no jurisdiction to enforce their decision. Go directly to a Landlord & Tenant Lawyer. They will immediately file in court and a sheriff will be there with a locksmith within three months. Its pretty much guaranteed this type of tenant will not show up to court. The lawyer might cost 3k but its better than being out 30k

[@maxomilian]

Time to take the law into your own hands

[@bobinabuddy]

Stake out the unit and when tenant leaves change the locks…..done ! might not be legal but what the tenants are doing is not legal either

[@Tutumame]

Let it go and Jesus will repay you. Give love and your sins will be forgiven.

[@TheUmeasz]

@@Johnny-vu7dbi absolutely agree with you. I have been in the same situation with tenants who stopped paying rent. I had to take law in my own hands to force them out. They went lived with their relatives.

[@devopspractice8763]

$55,000 is a Theft of this landlord's money. She should be in jail under charges of Theft.

[@amandarourke7645]

Government should have a law that if you don’t pay your rent for 3months it’s an automatic eviction.

[@AAJpax]

No. It needs to be 1 month only. If the tenant loses their job then have a hearing to determine if to allow an extension…..

[@mtrest4]

​@@AAJpax 3 months ok if the tenant is genuinely trying to pay but fallen on hard times. But 5 years is insane. The entire govt bureaucracy holding up the process needs to be cut.

[@antonellabianca4174]

Agree... 2 months should be the limit! Galen Weston certainly gets paid every time someone buys groceries.. no cap on his profit margin. Both food and shelter are necessities... why are both types of business owners treated so differently???? And then you wonder why there's a housing crisis?

[@TlTTIES]

Government should have a law that greedy landlords who don't want to heat units in winter should pay fine

[@thaneshsanthanakrishnan2566]

You are thinking only on one side

[@MrYellowpee]

my guy spitting fire.... "heights of shamlessness or the lows of a shameless life"

[@MsBhappy]

yeah, it's poetic

[@dreambigparis]

Bars

[@harmanbansal]

Gonna be a meme!

[@dathrevann]

A true philosopher

[@Nabee_H]

Even in the last interview, hes a very well spoken guy

[@BradTardif]

Own rentals in Manitoba, if they don't pay, they're out in 30 days. No questions ask. Its very weird in Ontario

[@willlondon1824]

Ontario is run by Liberals, regardless of Ford.

[@thumtlnguyen3626]

Because there are so many laws in the first world countries like USA or Canada. In my third world country, if they don't pay in a month, owners have the right to use force to kick them out of the apartment and that's called common sense law. If they call police, police even thank owners to help them to single out bad people in their neighbourhood.

[@M_SC]

Manitoba is equally weird then. It’s much better, more balanced, in Quebec

[@devopspractice8763]

Really? How does it happen? I am thinking to buy a rental in Winnipeg. Will appreciate your guidance on it. :)

[@o_-970]

​@@M_SC how is it in Quebec?

[@ExploreCor]

Owes 35K in back rent and 6K in utilities while enjoying Starbucks and Uber eats. The lack of shame and immorality is real.

[@ELee-zv5ud]

A stellar immigrant. We're so lucky.

[@P55999]

@@ELee-zv5ud Sense of entitlement. Most that haven't been here that long act this way.

“The highs of shamelessness, or the low of a shameful life “ wow , so deep. Poor man

[@GulrajBains]

I watched his struggle few year back, Really happy for him he got his condo back

[@darrenangus1160]

The Ontario government should be held 100% accountable for all the landlords' damages/loss of income for the repeated delays in "their" legal process! Our society and legal system is so out of touch with reality!

[@baybramillion9263]

tenancy need to be called license to Occupy and non payment of rent,(squatting is fraud that comes with revoking of the licence.

[@omegabub123]

i would rather see the degenerate tenant held accountable. JAIL TIME> this was theft over 5,000

[@explorewithsal]

Completely agree withy you, same as BC. I would never ever rent my house in both places.

[@PhilYang-k8o]

That should be it but we live with a communist government

[@antonellabianca4174]

TENANTS need to be held accountable.. The landlord and tenant board has enabled tenants to "get away" with theft.

[@brookeolivia4402]

Glad this guy got his apartment back!!! Broken system. landlords and tenants deserve equal support from social services to insure neither side is taken advantage of.

[@jean-pierresteenberg]

It's part of their culture

[@jasonlee2342]

@@jean-pierresteenbergwhat culture?

[@jerry11111]

The system is so bad that it is 100% biased to tenants. The government is responsible for nurturing these behaviors by creating an unfair game between landlord and tenant.

[@BarryAllen-no9nj]

@@jean-pierresteenberg not sure what is implied. these people are from 2 very different ethnic backgrounds.

[@KyprosEc]

There we go. A level-headed comment. Not all landlords are evil, bad and greedy

[@TT-jw1dp]

Thank you Global New, We really need help from your guys

[@HISHAM931]

Steal a few dollars worth of items in a store, guess what, you’ll be arrested almost immediately and charged with shoplifting. Yet you can stay at a place for months and years without paying which violates the lease agreement. How is that not theft and why are they not charged??

[@FundyisleLegacy]

Women don’t get charged in either of those cases

[@JustinderTrujeet]

The risk of being a landlord in canada is higher than losing money in casinos

[@shelbzillathrilla]

Everyone wants something for nothing. What better way than to hoard and middle man shelter?

[@orangefiItersky]

​@@shelbzillathrillaYou're right, let's get rid of all the rentals and make them into condos like every new developer is doing. Oh wait, your credit score is too low and you don't have enough for a downpayment on a mortgage? Damn dude, you better hit that MEC and buy yourself a tent soon, but at least you'll be comfortable knowing you got what you asked for.

[@shelbzillathrilla]

@ if only the world were as simple as you are

[@sanjitjashan]

Its only in Ontario and BC.....Every province sets its own laws. Atlantic Canada laws are better

[@prasiddha1986]

risk is low but impact is high.

[@nicoolpeg7821]

Thank you Global News for showing her face! For confronting her!

[@murraysheppard1153]

Cost me two years unpaid rent/ utilities and 15k on a lawyer. I won judgement and won't see a dime.

[@IcariumGaming]

But you can at least deduct the expenses, and as for utilities never agree as a landlord to them, the tenant pays utilities.

[@stompieandsuzie]

@@murraysheppard1153 you were robbed and they get no jail time or criminal record

[@SinghSaab-zq2cu]

its 55k not 15k

[@JamesMitchell-d2u]

Did the judge/court not order the tenant to pay you back the missed rent?

[@sbuxtony1]

​@JamesMitchell-d2u getting an order/judgement is one thing. Enforcement is a whole another challenge.

[@LesIsMoreTube]

As a realtor I can tell you that the laws are terrible for landlords that have tenants that won't pay.

[@thehandleishothott]

Throw her in jail

[@nom5205]

she didnt break any laws. She simply utilized the system we have, staying well within the laws.

[@wertytrewqa]

@@nom5205 well she was ordered legally to pay all the back rent, and did she stay within the laws for that? if so, where is the money?

[@AS-lx8jc]

U mean “worked” the system

[@sidharthaery1662]

Yeah but then she'll refuse to leave jail

[@icewaaarrior]

They don’t serve her Starbucks in jail. She would complain and be released.

[@AJSProjects007]

I'm so happy this has been resolved. The lady scamming an elderly couple. She deserves tenancy right revoked. She deserves the street.

[@IcariumGaming]

A professional tenant will do it again unfortunately. Rely on the sympathy that she is a single woman.

[@wainber1]

@@IcariumGaming I believe more than anything this deadbeat tenant, should any landlord choose to rent to her in the future, will need a guarantor. I rented from May 2009 to May 2010 a ground-floor apartment and despite never having been a tenant of any property had not needed a guarantor. I would need a guarantor to rent a two-bedroom apartment even with having already established a good reputation of paying rent on time. Little would I know back as a late-20-something tenant I would find a condo suite I would end up purchasing to live in. As good as the landlords of those buildings in which I had been a tenant had been, I wanted to as much as possible avoid being a renter, and given all the goings-on of landlords jacking up the rent on so many residential properties, I have no regret whatsoever. That said, I still have sympathy for those landlords who have been taken advantage of because tenants haven't paid off and the Landlord and Tenant Board now takes years in so many cases to resolve such issues. I am thus relieved to neither be a landlord nor tenant given the above.

[@romeoandjuliet6522]

So true

[@romeoandjuliet6522]

​@IcariumGaming but when she apply new apartment they will not check the reference and last residence if she was good tenant ?

[@AJSProjects007]

@@romeoandjuliet6522 a professional tenant got fake references.

[@dhavalpatel2240]

I worked on that building as a designer some 7 years back, which is an expensive building to rent. The cost of a 1 bhk apartment was listed 1.2 million at the time. I don't know how this man is so calm and composed, i would have lost it if someone did this to me.

[@edombre4637]

You can see the utter stress on his face

[@renataferreira8829]

because he is rich

[@omaveira1979]

The man is a decent Landlord and why these things happens to nice and hard working people. This is a Mayor’s problem or the Premier’s.

[@simonzidaine8350]

@@renataferreira8829 Getting rich from saving pennies all your life, doesn't justify getting robbed...

[@renataferreira8829]

@simonzidaine8350 I said he looks calm because he is rich. Not that being rich justifies being robbed. 👍

[@shahonchen6661]

The Landlord & Tenant Tribunal system completely failed!

[@jimmyzhao2673]

From the tenant's perspective, it worked extremely well.

[@crisc9280]

Who in the hell is responsible for making the system work like this? Very broken system needs to be fixed yesterday

[@DC-cm3tg]

Province

[@hardasfk6709]

The same person that made a 1 bedroom basement 2000 a month

[@9avedon]

@@hardasfk6709 The government...... keeps importing people duh !

[@SB-kd8le]

Justine Trudeau

[@TlTTIES]

Renting is not easy or free money. The system isn't broken. I have had landlords who thought that I was stupid because I was renting from them.

[@StereoAnthony]

I was planning on renting my condo out instead of selling, but all these nightmare tenant issues have me reconsidering. Renting has becoming too risky, where it used to be an investment.

[@IcariumGaming]

Do a criminal record check, and a credit check, actually contact references and verify that they are who they are. It will cost you money but a tiny amount compared to the potential headache. Review public databases for traffic infractions. If a person has 8 speeding tickets or red lights in 2 years.. Are they someone you think cares about paying your rent? I got a speeding ticket for doing 40km/h over when I was 22. Do you know how many more I got? None. Look for patterns of behavior. Interview each tenant, focus on those who have established credit. Don't discriminate based on age, but based on their credit history. If they don't have much credit history, then move on to someone else. You can still claim mortgage interest and other relevant expenses while you try to rent out the home. Also realize that this is less than 1% of all tenants. You only hear about it and fear it because it gets sensationalized and because of how much damage can happen to you. If you can afford the unit being empty all year, you shouldn't get into the rental market. Pay more of the mortgage, and when you can handle the property if empty, you are in a good position.

[@jgchalmers]

I've worked in the rental industry for years. I would never ever become a landlord. The laws favor too much. My wife and I were supers and had a drug addict who lived in our building who tried to kick our door in three times in a fit of rage so he could attack us. He owed months of rent and damaged his unit...court still sided with him.

[@steve11263]

It's seedy

[@PatrickMorin-f4j]

If you aren’t a professional landlord. Don’t do it. You’ll end up making several mistakes. Mistakes you’ll make: 1. improper background check on tenants. (credit check, criminal record check, employment, income, etc) 2. Charging “market” rent. Rents are too high. A one bedroom apartment DOES NOT sell for over 1500 a month. This half a tenants average income. The average gross income in Canada is around 50K or 3000 a month after tax. 3. Insurance, maintenance, utilities, etc. These have to be done properly. If it’s a condo, you are paying the condo fees and not the tenant. If the tenant pays the condo fees directly, ownership of the condo can transfer to the rental tenant. You are basically defaulting on your condo fees if you are stupid enough to make the tenant pay it.

[@elvismanrocks]

🤔Not worth it! I would prefer selling it and put the money 💴 in the bank!🤷‍♂️

[@Farooq1977]

A total nightmare. New laws must be implemented, introducing missed rental payments to impact Credit Scores for such tenants.

[@busterken5024]

New laws.. Credit score.. That means nothing this should straight be changed to criminal law

[@hraqian]

it's easy to impact their credit scores, just hire debt collectors. however these tenants don't care about credit scores. what needs to happen is that the law should allow landlords to kick out tenants as soon as they are late for x month of rent.

[@Farooq1977]

@@busterken5024 Yes, I agree

[@Farooq1977]

@@hraqian 100% ..... Totally agree

[@aggressivelyamicable5987]

You can already report arrears against credit. You don't even need an LTB order technically. However, these 'people' don't care about credit as they can only hope to qualify for payday loans at best.

[@ThisGuyHere71]

I feel for this business man. 5 years we have never missed rent.

[@Devakumar-z5o]

Through her in jail for fraud and make sure she never gets a tax refund all that should go towards paying off the money she defrauded

[@joeyjusta-foul-o3305]

Yea ,fraud is a criminal offense and should ensue if renters fail to pay rent.

[@jasonl9266]

Looks like she ate the rent!

[@TlTTIES]

funny. but it's really the mortgage.

[@Dot-he2ke]

Thanks for the update. Happy for these two...

[@SusanCanada]

After the age of 22 I don’t know I felt guilty staying at my parents house without paying rent. I can’t get over how people can just get up every single day knowing full well they’re living in a place they’re not paying for it. Just can’t wrap my head around it.

[@nexhialla6092]

...prindët e t'u do të jenë shumë krenarë për ty.Të jetosh tek prindët nuk është turp ...Detyrimet për shpenzimet janë normale për çdo familje.

[@L110508]

This kind of responsible thought, is a foundation to be successful.

[@user-zj3gn2zf6t]

Guilt is an emotion lacking in many world cultures

[@nedhappily]

People like her will make the rental market even tougher, as landlords will become more cautious when selecting tenants after seeing this news. Asking for a one-year deposit might become the new normal because of her. Thanks Deeqa Rafle~

[@Rich22And]

Is Doug Ford listening? And Kathleen Wynne started all this, what does she think of this situation? We need simpler laws that protect both landlords and tenants.

[@nicolee4353]

I am so sorry he went through that. Its decent people like these that suffer too much. Shame on that person. 😢

[@NarinderSingh-xo3kk]

She is Deeqa Rafle. The rent was $2600 and she has an $89k job as a mortgage underwriter at Sherwood Mortgages, Toronto.

[@nicolee4353]

I am begging you to remain a good person. Please know not all people that look lime her are bad. This is disgusting. She has no heart. This hurts... 😢

[@umeshpalaniyappan]

The LTB system is broken. The landlords have no rights. I am 1.5 years trying to evict a tenant and they are still trying to schedule a date. Order was given but the tenant got a stay with no reason. Never will buy any rental property in Ontario again its waste of time and more stressful.

[@HS-uv6yf]

You can blame the liberal government for their socialist agendas!

[@smanasalam]

The LTB should be the one reimbursing for taking the side of the tennant.

[@baybramillion9263]

tenancy need to be called license to Occupy and non payment of rent,(squatting is fraud that comes with revoking of the licence.

[@ApocryphalPress]

Honeslty you can find as many stories saying the LTB gives no rights to the tenant and that it is on the side of the landlord. Just further evidence the organization needs to be reviewed.

[@SandeepSingh-zs2ze]

LTB is giving dates that far out? Earlier last year got a date within 3 months..overall process took longer though.

[@kaylat63]

The worst part is the people working hardest are getting the least remuneration for their efforts and then shamed in the media for not taking more hours, more work despite the poverty wages. 40% of people in work need state support. That’s a reflection of greed not poor work ethics by working people. This is being done by design, by greed.

[@rougeur]

I agree with you and I believe that the secret to financial stability is having the right investment ideas to enable you earn more money, I don’t know who agrees with me but either way I recommend either real estate and stocks.

[@Aimee966]

I’ve been diligently working, saving and contributing towards early retirement and financial freedom, but since covid outbreak, the economy so far has caused my portfolio to underperform, do I keep contributing to my 401k or look at alternative sectors to meet my goals?

[@kaylat63]

I've always delegated my investment decisions to an advisor, since suffering major portfolio loss early 2020, amid covid outbreak. I'm now semi-retired and only work 7.5 hours a week, with barely 25% short of my $1m retirement goal after subsequent investments to date.

[@Aimee966]

I would not mind looking up the professional that helped you. I will be retiring in two years and I might need some management on my much larger portfolio. Don't want to take any chances.

[@kaylat63]

*Mr Gary Mason Brooks* a highly respected figure in his field. I suggest delving deeper into his credentials, as he possesses extensive experience and serves as a valuable resource for individuals seeking guidance in navigating the financial market.

[@1mustangsally]

Same thing happened to a friend. She couldn't pay her rent but took fancy trips. It took him 3 years to get her out.

[@djhappy8088]

She should go to jail and pay off debt while working community work .Our leaders should look and re- write the entire justice system. Very unfortunate.

[@chuckandary7115]

I feel bad for this guy as a landlord my self I can definitely see his pain, some tenants think all landlords are filthy rich and don’t deserve the property they own or should be compensated for the rent as they have enough to buy the property lol This landlord’s apartment looked real nice and not a dump which I have seen many of as I searched for properties People need to wake up and our system needs to change, I feel the eviction process should be much faster especially in a situation like this two months you don’t pay rent your out the door no questions asked

[@kanwarpuri3667]

The fact is the landlord tenant act is a joke. It should be called tenant act. The PC govt has actually made more difficult for landlords to evict tenants simply by reducing number of edudicators. It takes years to evict tenants for nonpayment of rents and our minister of housing does nothing about it. I do not know why he is called honorable minister. I do not see any honour when you do not do your job and still get paid by the tax payers.

[@batmomchannel6343]

I'm in BC and we have very strict new laws on landlords and tenants have more rights...only because slumlords here wrecked it for the good landlords. But it comes with the risk of being a landlord, so make sure you are very ready for the pros and cons!

[@Jeff-fn-G]

I don’t think it’s fair if she gets to walk away. She should be charged and face jail time. And it took a lot of hoodie to cover up that fivehead, ngl

[@Snowbird4164]

Yes, jail time is much needed until full rent is paid. Once people face jail time, they'll learn not to abuse the system.

[@DAndyLord]

@@Snowbird4164 Her crime is taking free rent, giving her free rent as a punishment seems counterproductive.

[@Snowbird4164]

@@DAndyLordthe irony of that..

[@nom5205]

she didnt break any laws. She simply utilized the system we have, staying well within the laws.

[@Snowbird4164]

@ she actually did, which is why she was ordered to pay back. It’s the process that’s ill

[@hardeepdhillon2791]

Her picture should be posted nationwide to let other landlords not get screwed.

[@curehyperthyroid7216]

Why can Govt not charge the bank account directly like the Tax Deducted at the source. 😮

[@hamzak7261]

LTB should be abolished. Ontario should have the same legislation as Florida when it comes to tenants and squatters.

[@antonellabianca4174]

Abolish this useless, ineffective board now!! It's disgusting that this board is "allowed" to exist and that my tax dollars support it!1

[@hamzak7261]

@@antonellabianca4174 Exactly!

[@susancrawford5927]

No way. Squatters yes, good paying tenants, no.

[@imanubnoob]

Its sad they get away with this. I hope he knows how to report her online since an eviction is public record and future landlords wont rent to her. Makes good tenants look bad.

[@IcariumGaming]

Decisions by the board are posted online but only a tenants name. Not their age etc.

[@imanubnoob]

@IcariumGaming It shows their name, the address of the property they rented and the city they rented in. Good enough for future landlords to avoid

[@IcariumGaming]

​@@imanubnoobYes but at the same time you can be needed to prove why you refused a tenant. If you end up in civil court and that is your reason, you can be held liable.

[@mehjabeeny4220]

How to check it, is there a link?

[@imanubnoob]

@IcariumGaming you're wrong you don't have to give anyone a reason why you denied them tenancy.

[@Robis2349]

This sort of crime should not be tolerated. People are clearly playing the system to avoid payment. She should be in jail for what she did to this landlord.

[@Visokolovic]

Why aren’t these people jailed? This is theft…

[@nickodevoe]

"Heights of shamelessness or lows of a shameful life" goes crazy hard 🔥

[@chipdiamond2628]

All that money that she did not pay rent, spending it on KFC Chicken.

[@almontoya5703]

You have to remember, she was able to do all that because the landlords made it happen. If landlords never abused the system, tenants would have no right to a hearing lol

[@SnowPiercer1975]

And Red Lobster......did you see the takeout bag?

[@almontoya5703]

@@SnowPiercer1975 yup! This is why I would not invest in real estate in that area. As a landlord he should have known the risk

[@Joey_Lance]

I didn’t see KFC, I saw McDonald’s though.

[@restaurantequipmentguy]

😅😅😅😅😅❤

[@BeauAstroboy]

Global news thank you for keeping it real

[@vitogambino46]

I hope the landlord reports her in Openroom.

[@NarinderSingh-xo3kk]

She is Deeqa Rafle. The rent was $2600 and she has an $89k job as a mortgage underwriter at Sherwood Mortgages, Toronto. She's pasted all over the internet.

[@greggreg2263]

I am a landlord and I’ve learned the hard way over the years. There are certain people you do not rent to.😢

[@lynnewilliams542]

Horrible. Tenants should be forcibly removed by cops after 10 days of no rent

[@balwindersidhu8379]

She is very healthy big Lady

[@larcm3]

😂

[@nom5205]

would have been nice if Global interviewed the landlord and tenant board to find out WHY this case took as long as it did... !!

[@AsianVideoGamer]

This story would've never came out if they waited for a response

[@antonellabianca4174]

Great point!!!

[@crystalclear111]

Why would they want a fair narrative? You guys have no clue what this couple could have put that woman through. I had one nasty landlord walk into my apartment because rent was late by a few hours, I was showering and my husband wasn't home. To this day I have ptsd about others having access to a space I pay for. He had no legal standing to walk in.

[@Johnny-vu7db]

@@crystalclear111 So, call the police and have the landlord arrested for trespassing. You think that gives the tenant the right to never pay rent again?

[@badz416]

That Skip the Dish Red Lobster is Diabolic

[@phucyutoob6477]

Pro tip: NEVER rent to this demographic. Period.

[@user-zj3gn2zf6t]

Somalians?

[@brendabrenda413]

She should be charged with theft and fraud. I bet you’d see a lot less of this if they were.

[@TorontoHits]

That’s gotta be the same cameraman from Maury or Jerry Springer 😭😭

[@GagandeepSinghDuggal]

This lady must be taught a good lesson. Send her behind the bars. And never let her out

[@grossearwax3777]

good for Global News for covering this!!

[@Busybeeee]

Disgusting. How could she live with herself? I hate to judge but as a person who went through poverty myself, I would never dream of neglecting my obligations. I starved to pay my rent while this thief ordered lobster, drank Tim Horton’s and lived for free! Shame on her. Karma is going to get her if it hasn’t already!

[@estebanperez4171]

Should be thrown in jail

[@supernovabrightstar]

Investors will flee and homes will not be built, good luck solving the housing crisis.

[@Todd.T]

You are wasting your time. The attitude is that builders are rich and use their own money, which they don't. The attitude is that you are the owner and one hundred percent of the rent goes into your pocket, not to the mortgage condo fees and taxes. Bottom line is a lot of people want to blame someone else for their place in life or their misfortune. The investors have decreased in numbers because a lot of them were loaning borrowed money and the rates went up. Others lost their job and can't reinvest. This means that projects are slow or on hold because the builders don't have the capital. Existing investors have no projects because there is nor enough syndicated capital.

[@supernovabrightstar]

@@Todd.T You're absolutely right!

[@stompieandsuzie]

Yep. Investors aren't buying until this broken system is fixed. I blame Trudeau and Ford

[@dirtyburger7528]

Yep I know I did. 3 single family homes sold and now not for rent. I paid my mortgage off and invested in the stock market. I don't think these simpletons will be fixing anything anytime soon.

[@MT-us2ln]

She cannot pay rent, but orders so much food.

[@dhavalsavalia]

that's how she orders food

[@FarmanPRO]

Can’t pay rent but Nails 💅 always Shining!!!

[@Stupidtravel]

Great work , Global!

[@rose-kp4lf]

she took advantage of the kind gentleman 👍

[@AngeliaMatherlyHeideman]

*Happy New Year🎉🥳🎊* *I'm favoured only God knows how much I praise Him,* $230k every 4weeks! | now have a big mansion and can now afford anything and also support God's work and the church.

[@AngeliaMatherlyHeideman]

Only God knows how much grateful i am. After so much struggles I now own a new house and my family is happy once again everything is finally falling into place!!

[@ElizabethMerchen]

Wow that's huge, how do you make that much monthly?.. I have been looking for ways to be successful, please how??

[@AngeliaMatherlyHeideman]

It's Ms. Evelyn Vera doing, she's changed my life.

[@AngeliaMatherlyHeideman]

I started pretty low, though, $5000 thereabouts. The return came massive. Joey is in school doing well, telling me of new friends he's meeting in school. Thank you Evelyn Vera, you're a miracle.

[@JessicaVelazquez-ht7pl]

Wow...I know her too she is a licensed broker and a FINRA agent she is popular in US and Canada she is really amazing woman with good skills and experience.

[@TheRealKendrick]

Deadbeats. How is it his responsibility if she can’t afford to pay rent or work. This process of eviction takes too long and there are too many games tenants can play to prolong the stealing of property. The same rules for banks need to be applied for property owners. How many times can you miss your mortgage payment before the bank changes the locks and kick you out. Should be the same.

[@IcariumGaming]

Six months to two years is the process for foreclosures if they get on it immediately upon the first missed payment. She relied on giving him something and then promising more. The alternative was to go the route he did and have her pay absolutely nothing, or risk her being honest.

[@almontoya5703]

I understand the frustration but you have to remember that the bad tenants can do this now because of many many bad landlords hurting vulnerable tenants. Now that the pendulum has swung, I would invest money somewhere else. Although, its low risk, it's not worth it. Back then there were so many greedy landlords, the government had no choice but to protect the tenants.

[@9avedon]

@ No landlord is forcing someone to live anywhere. They can move anytime they please.

[@primeartifacts6467]

it’s amazing global news is reporting this

[@maxsnyder7731]

Laws needs to change if you don't pay for 2 or 3 months you should be Evicted,No Excuses,

[@kenweagle3546]

Reason i never invested in apartments . Buy land instead . I knew lots of these types of people who refuse to pay and destroy the apartments.

[@MelMapp-h3k]

But I have heard reports of people dumping on open land. But good point.

[@waynel3438]

2:42 Red Lobster delivery tells me everything I need to know about that woman. Ick

[@bobbylee2853]

👩🏿‍🦱

[@ZoeyBe]

She's shameless

[@TheGozonuts]

Wow, the system failed someone? She needs prison time, we need a legal system overhaul.

[@jonvee7014]

She should be deported

[@lakepoet]

The way to bypass the idiotic tenant rights is to rent the unit as 'shared' by keeping access to as little as a den for yourself. May result in lower rental income but much less headache because you can just call the cops and have the tenant removed if there is trouble.

[@AAJpax]

Can you explain a bit more for me? Sounds a bit to good to be true. Am I missing something?

[@lakepoet]

@@AAJpax as kitchen and bathroom is shared with the landlord, the LTB/RTA does not apply.

[@RealElonMusk]

Bingo 😊

[@michaelbondarev1454]

It doesn't work - if a landlord moves in after a tenant.

[@CaryZips]

Thankfully she didn't destroy the place. Still a horrible person and she should be held accountable.

[@wc6975]

Montreal to Victoria - we had a similar same situation in Victoria BC. We were granted a 16K judgment from the BC Gov against 2 guys from Montreal who trashed our properety after they left (evicted), I had to attend 2 court hearings in Montreal to get a financial judgement in my favor. 7 years of payments from these clowns (because they were dumb enough to claim bankruptcy and that provided me with Federal jurisdicion on them...lol!!), but at least the judge upheld the rulings of the BC Landlord Tenancy Act and made them pay. So glad I persued this, the Montreal boys learnt a lesson in life. This took years to resolve, but it was worth it, so a huge shout to Jaysen and Paul from Quebec, I hope you enjoyed your bankruptcy payments, and the damage you have done to your credit ratings....

[@SR-ld7kh]

Shame on this tenant

[@nom5205]

Ha Ha !! are you kidding. People who do this sort of thing has no shame. In their head they have justified their actions a thousand fold.

[@diandiallo3138]

she need to be sent in jail for at least 5 years. This is sickning as a landlord. Canada is soft actually a tenant should be thrown out after 3 month without paying

[@Lando7631]

The law should change to hold the tenant board accountable for the missed rent. As a landlord, the tenant board holds you accountable for everything but none for the tenant.

[@heavyd9103]

There should be a law to put people like this in Jail. They can live there for free.

[@CarolynHack-g9i]

She is a thief. This man will end up with a huge loss. At least $26k IF she pays the adjudicated amount of $35,000. I will be surprised if she does. To say she abused the system is a gross understatement.

[@n-virdi]

Well done Global news !

[@austinbryan4040]

Terrible situation to say the least. My heart goes out to this man and his wife with sympathy. This is what happens unfortunately when a system does not hold people accountable.

[@NarinderSingh-xo3kk]

She is Deeqa Rafle. The rent was $2600 and she has an $89k job as a mortgage underwriter at Sherwood Mortgages, Toronto. She's pasted all over the internet.

[@rahemmosawi3838]

Long live Airbnb who saved vulnerable landlords from manipulating tenants who abuse the system then cry like babies for being homeless and blame the governments for "Not providing enough houses for the needy"

[@jatindersinghwinnipegcanada]

This has been in the news for a while now. I felt bad for the landlord the first time I saw this news and felt bad now. He seems like a gentleman. Hopefully he has felt relief now ❤

[@alcasino1380]

Looks like she is well fed though 🤣😂… lock her up!

[@kims8317]

Deeqa Rafle is a terrible person for what she has done to Narinder Singh and his wife! This story is insane! I cannot believe she was allowed to do this to them for so long and for so much money. It was beautiful to see you guys film her "walk of shame" after she was FINALLY evicted from this property. She should be ashamed of herself! How on earth does she expect anyone to ever rent to her again? Ontario's Landlord and Tenant Board is an abomination for allowing this to continue on for so long! I'm glad to see the media has exposed this girl for who she is, shown her on camera for everyone to see, and exposed her name publicly. This will hopefully help to keep other landlords safe from the likes of her.