A paralegal who’s been working with a Hamilton senior who says the locks on her subletted home were changed while she was at a Tim Hortons says subletters don’t have the same legal protections as renters, and that’s increasingly being exploited by landlords looking for easy ways to remove renters.
Joseph Kazubek, who works with Hamilton clients at risk of eviction, says a person who sublets “is not considered a tenant; they are considered an occupant” — an important distinction that can leave renters without much protection or clarity around who is responsible for what at their units.
“A sublet agreement is an interesting way to get
