Finally, the address is not owned by the person on the ad As realtors, we have access to land registry to look up owners names.






Finally, the address is not owned by the person on the ad As realtors, we have access to land registry to look up owners names.
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A disturbing trend I've come across recently is the fraud in the rental space. As an agent who handles a fair share of rentals; these issues have shown up over several ways this year. I'll tell you about 3 instances I've had and the red flags that appeared with each!
When I'm representing a landlord and an application comes in, I spend a lot of time going through an applicants documentation and getting references and looking through their background. Here's what I do:
With those things in mind, let's look at 3 things that have happened to me this year!
1. Student rental Scam - fake rental and landlord
First of all, you should never have to pay to submit a rental application, or be asked for a deposit before you get a chance to see the place. These scams are generally ads on sites like Kijijii and Facebook for rentals that look too good to be true. They also steal MLS listings for homes and advertise them at lower rates. I came across one recently through a family friend desperate for some student housing. It was a big scam; and when I called them out they 'protested too much'. Here's how to spot these scammers:
2. Fake Rental Applications
There are some very good forged documents out there. I had some people submit an application on a lease I was advertising and here's what I found during the checks, among the other checks I did as above :
3. Forged Tenacy Papers
I had a call from a gal who had a great story, good employment, good credit, moving to Toronto from outside the city for work, can't come in to look for a place so needed virtual showings. Could I help her find a place. Sounds great right?
Now I don't usually check tenants out before I help them (and I'd helped out a client with an out of town move this year already in a similar situation) But with everything going on right now, I felt it couldn't hurt to see what her references would say. So she sent in her application &
then came the paperwork - the address of her job didn't match up with her story. The company had never heard of her or her supervisor. There was even no property listed at the home she had put for her address! Other red flags for scammers include what she did:
So be careful out there folks!
A big thank you to the communities of Guildwood, West Rouge & Port Union for the terrific support last Saturday for my Community Shredding Event. About 30 families participated - and their generous food donations filled our Jeep to the brim! The food donations were taken straight to Feed Scarborough - the Scarborough Food Security initiative and will be distributed to local satellite food banks in the area. Judging from the huge line up outside the Manse Rd. food bank Saturday, it's much needed.
Chartwell Guildwood was my partner for this event and provided the venue and great snacks. Thank you Kelly & Dianne for your wonderful support. As always, Papersavers was gracious, friendly, professional and helpful!
One interesting sideline - My husband, myself, Dianne and Alex from papersavers all grew up within the same area! Such a big city/small world!