Former tenant defends shady Ontario basement tent rental
Kimia Afshar Mehrabi
created: Nov. 13, 2025, 7:53 p.m. | updated: Nov. 15, 2025, 5:34 a.m.
Every few weeks, it seems like a new listing in Ontario goes viral for its questionable living conditions.
From horror movie-level basements to makeshift bedrooms in kitchens and closets, prospective tenants in Ontario have seen just about any space advertised as a place to call home.
The most recent listing to go viral on social media was a sketchy basement listing in Peterborough, available to rent for $650 per month.
Similar to other horror rentals out of Ontario, the ad was quickly shared online, and now, a past tenant of the space has come forward.
In a video posted on Instagram, the renter wrote that they are a "previous tenant of 'shady tent basement,'" adding that they didn't see an issue with the space since it met their basic needs.
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