Is the person you rent from a tenant in your house or apartment?

Answer Yes if the person you rent from is a residential tenant who lives in the same house or apartment unit as you do. For example, the person you rent from:

• rents the whole house as their home, and then rents out a room or apartment in the house to you; or

• rents an apartment as their home, and then rents out a room or part of a room in the apartment to you.

Answer No if the person you rent from is not a residential tenant who lives in the same house or apartment unit as you. For example, if the person you rent from is:

• the owner,

• the property manager,

• the superintendent,

• a commercial tenant of the building who does not live there, such as someone who rents a store and apartment from the owner of the building, and rents the apartment to you; or

• someone who rents a whole building or complex from the owner and then rents out units or rooms as a business, even if that person also lives in the building or complex. (This person is probably a commercial tenant, but in some situations it may be unclear. Try to get legal advice.)