Edriam Salter estimates it will cost $40,000 to repair damage to her Ottawa home after renting it to a couple she now considers to be ‘professional’ tenants.
Edriam Salter covers her nose with her sweater as she takes tentative steps through the Ottawa house she and her sister used to call home.
“I can’t believe this was the place I used to live, this was my family home. It just smells like a zoo, even a zoo smells better,” Salter said.
The 29-year-old takes in the damage she says was caused by her previous tenants. Salter says they only paid rent for three months of their 13-month tenancy, owing her more than $35,000.
She invited CBC for a tour of the property just minutes after she got the keys back following a lengthy battle at Ontario’s Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB).
The tour revealed damaged baseboards, holes in the walls, …