Landlord speaks out about Calgary rental nightmare that allegedly cost victims thousands

A rental nightmare that a Calgary senior said defrauded him out of thousands of dollars continues to get a lot of attention, including from the actual landlord.

Gerry Bathla has been busy back home in India, so he was surprised to hear alleged fraudsters have been busy “renting” out his home in Calgary.

“That’s my house,” he told Global News. “You can’t just post an ad up.”

But he said that’s exactly what someone did on several popular rental websites.

Bathla said he was first alerted to the possible scam when his brother called him from Calgary. He had been receiving calls from a number of people asking about the home being up for rent and a discrepancy in the rental amount.

“He started getting calls every day. Like, five or six calls,” he said. “They (renters) saw an ad somewhere cheaper. Like the same house, but cheaper.”

As Tomasia DaSilva reports, Bathla said the calls soon turned into unexpected visits.

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