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Originally Posted by PaperBagger'14
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Well...I've been doing taxes all day so my brain is addled and I might not be thinking perfectly, but in my experience the only way this could stand is if the Tenant agreed to be the Non-Resident Landlord's designated Agent.
When someone moves out of the Country and designates themselves as a non-resident but still maintains property but wants to 'cut ties' with Canada they need to have a designated Agent who remits the required monthly taxes on a rented property.
That Agent is usually a Family member, friend or even a paid professional like a property manager and that Agent can be held accountable for Taxes not being paid.
Ergo, the normal procedure would be that the rent would be paid to said Agent, bills paid and taxes remitted and then the excess distributed accordingly and where the Agent would be responsible because the owner is Non-Resident.
If however, the case is that the homeowner duped the Tenant into acting as the Agent? Its possible?
I've never seen it personally.
What annoys me more is that a sitting Judge decided to screw someone else over because he couldnt get at the Property owner. As a Judge...maybe use some common-sense judgement?
Making the Tenant pay it? Who is this Judge? Thats a ridiculous judgement and I hope she gets tossed from the Bench.
And the Tenants aren't 'Expected to Manage it' if their Landlord is a Non-Resident. They have to be duly designated.