Abel Cheung didn’t anticipate that signing up for a simple water filter rental would end up forcing him to pay $11,000 for the privilege of refinancing his home.
The Ottawa-area man rented the filter system in 2019 after being convinced by door-to-door sales representatives that it would qualify him for an energy rebate and lower his monthly bills.
Those savings, he said, never materialized. That turned out to be the least of his problems.
When Cheung went to refinance his home in 2021, he discovered a surprise roadblock. A Notice of Security Interest (NOSI) had been registered on his land title and he’d have to
