Dalhousie Legal Aid Service is taking Olympus Properties to task for requiring money from prospective tenants before a lease is signed.
Property management company Olympus Properties has been accused by Dalhousie Legal Aid Service of requiring money from potential tenants in advance of providing a lease—an action DLAS says is contrary to the Residential Tenancies Act. In an Oct 29 press release, Dal Legal Aid says they have heard from multiple tenants who have been asked to pay a damage deposit, along with last month’s rent, before they have been provided a lease to sign…