Who can evict a subtenant depends on the circumstances. The new tenant (or subtenant) becomes a tenant under the Residential Tenancies Act, so a landlord has the authority to evict the subtenant for the reasons listed in the Act.
The original tenant may also be able to evict the subtenant if they assumed the role of landlord for the subtenant. Some things that would indicate the original tenant was acting as the subtenant’s landlord would be if the original tenant entered into a lease agreement with the subtenant, if the original tenant collected rent from the subtenant, and if the subtenant paid the original tenant a security deposit.
December 2023
