The gist of the Guardian Angels service is that they assign a ‘property protector’ who will inhabit your property free of charge," which saves the owner from paying vacant property taxes

The service also promises that its “property protectors” are prevented from “acquiring any tenancy rights” in homes they inhabit.

Guardian Angels Property states on its website that it provides these services to clients complimentary.

blogTO reached out to the company, and a representative confirmed that the business model is based on these so-called property protectors — who lack tenant rights — paying Guardian Angels Property to stay in these units.

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  • keepcarrot [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    8 months ago

    In Australia, at least, you’re afforded tenants rights which you can’t sign away. That said, any legal action against landlords is a fucking slog and doesn’t prevent them from coming over and turfing all your stuff out and changing the locks. It just prevents cops from doing that

    • YearOfTheCommieDesktop [they/them]@hexbear.net
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      8 months ago

      doesn’t prevent them from coming over and turfing all your stuff out and changing the locks

      isn’t that like, the first and primary thing any tenants rights should prevent? I mean it happens where I am too sometimes but it is illegal and mostly actually enforced it seems like