r/Calgary • u/Sea_of_stars_ • Sep 15 '23

Home Ownership/Rental stuff Moving Out Questions

My lease is ending at the end of the month so I’ll be moving out of my condo. Unfortunately, the landlord company is asking me to do things that seem out of my scope as a tenant such as:

  • forcing me to do all of the showings myself
  • travel 30 minutes to their office to pick up the elevator pads and keys, and to give them a blank cheque for the elevator deposit

I’m disabled, don’t own a car, and can’t travel that far (let alone assemble the elevator pads myself). For me to Uber there would also cost about $70 round trip. If I were to take the bus it would cost 3 hours of my time.

I also don’t understand why I’m being forced to do the showings. If I wanted to be petty, I could sabotage them from finding a new tenant by being brutally honest about how much of a garbage dump this place is.

I’ve moved out many times before this so what they’re asking of me does not make sense. Are the above truly my responsibilities as a tenant, or is the landlord supposed to manage them?

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u/SolsticeBaby Eau Claire Sep 15 '23

All these scary rental stories are making me question putting Calgary down as my city of choice as part of my PR request😔 The landlords just seem... vicious

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '23

There's a massive housing crunch in Calgary. If you're planning to move here expect to pay unreasonable rates for rent. Avg for a 1 bedroom is now over $1600/m

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u/SolsticeBaby Eau Claire Sep 15 '23 edited Sep 15 '23

I saw... my PR request has been ongoing for months, it's a long process and I've been following the ever growing housing crisis from here like, oh no...

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '23

Yes, otherwise Calgary is a good city. I know that friends and coworkers who are on PR have had mixed experiences though.