Prospective landlord wants to keep mailing address.

[criveros]

My wife (applicant) and myself recently submitted the inland application 2 weeks ago we haven't heard back yet.

My lease will be ending soon so we are looking for a place to move. The prospective landlord where we are looking is giving us a good deal $150 below market price. BUT he is also asking to keep the mailing address. So we would need to get a PO box.

Would not having a residential address affect our process?


Unrelated: now that we have submitted our application what are the next steps?

 

[Rob_TO]

My wife (applicant) and myself recently submitted the inland application 2 weeks ago we haven't heard back yet.

My lease will be ending soon so we are looking for a place to move. The prospective landlord where we are looking is giving us a good deal $150 below market price. BUT he is also asking to keep the mailing address. So we would need to get a PO box.

Would not having a residential address affect our process?


Unrelated: now that we have submitted our application what are the next steps?

Your residential address will be your actual home address (like for when you do taxes, or for immigration questions, etc). Your mailing address would be the PO Box.

You can't make your residential address a PO Box. Like it or not, there will be mail delivered to your home from time to time.

When you move, you'll need to update CIC with your new residential and mailing address.

On a side note, why is the landlord asking you to do this? It sounds like they may be trying to scam CRA to claim the rental property as their home address, so they can eventually sell the place without having to pay capital gains. Are they asking you to pay in cash also, and will not issue you receipts? They may also be trying to scam by not claiming the rental income.

 

[criveros]

Your residential address will be your actual home address (like for when you do taxes, or for immigration questions, etc). Your mailing address would be the PO Box.

You can't make your residential address a PO Box. Like it or not, there will be mail delivered to your home from time to time.

When you move, you'll need to update CIC with your new residential and mailing address.

On a side note, why is the landlord asking you to do this? It sounds like they may be trying to scam CRA to claim the rental property as their home address, so they can eventually sell the place without having to pay capital gains. Are they asking you to pay in cash also, and will not issue you receipts? They may also be trying to scam by not claiming the rental income.

Yes. Cash and no receipts. He recommended for us to use my mom's address as our residential address. I do think he is trying to scam CRA and I think we will not move forward with it.

 

[Aquakitty]

Your residential address will be your actual home address (like for when you do taxes, or for immigration questions, etc). Your mailing address would be the PO Box.

You can't make your residential address a PO Box. Like it or not, there will be mail delivered to your home from time to time.

When you move, you'll need to update CIC with your new residential and mailing address.

On a side note, why is the landlord asking you to do this? It sounds like they may be trying to scam CRA to claim the rental property as their home address, so they can eventually sell the place without having to pay capital gains. Are they asking you to pay in cash also, and will not issue you receipts? They may also be trying to scam by not claiming the rental income.

Wow, good call Rob. Man people are sleazy.