u/Big-Fisherman529

So I’m renting a room in a house in Scarborough and just found out some stuff that’s making me worried.
The guy I pay rent to isn’t actually the owner of the place, he’s a tenant himself who’s subletting rooms to multiple people. There’s 6 of us sharing one kitchen in like an 800 sqft unit. We have a signed paper he calls an “Occupancy Confirmation & Room Sharing Agreement” that says it’s NOT a lease and NOT a tenancy, just a “license to occupy.” Rent (sorry, “household contribution”) is $950/month.
Anyway my friend stayed with me in my room for 2 weeks as a guest and now he’s asking me for an extra $300 for that, AND trying to charge me $300 retroactively for a similar thing that happened last month too. He’s saying it’s “per head” rent, $550 each so $1100 total if two people are in the room.
I pushed back over text since none of this per-head/guest fee stuff is anywhere in the agreement we signed (it just says guests need advance notice, nothing about extra charges). He didn’t like that and told me I have to leave in a month if I don’t pay up.
Has not paid anything extra and haven’t agreed to leave yet. Planning to call LTB this week but kind of stressed about it. Does the “license to occupy, not a tenancy” wording actually mean anything legally or does it still count as a regular tenancy since I basically live there normally? Also not sure what to make of the fact that he’s not even the real landlord and might not be allowed to sublet like this in the first place (unlicensed multi tenant house maybe?).
Anyone dealt with something similar? What should I bring up when I call LTB, would a legal clinic be better to talk to first?

So I’m renting a room in a house in Scarborough and just found out some stuff that’s making me worried.
The guy I pay rent to isn’t actually the owner of the place, he’s a tenant himself who’s subletting rooms to multiple people. There’s 6 of us sharing one kitchen in like an 800 sqft unit. We have a signed paper he calls an “Occupancy Confirmation & Room Sharing Agreement” that says it’s NOT a lease and NOT a tenancy, just a “license to occupy.” Rent (sorry, “household contribution”) is $950/month.
Anyway my friend stayed with me in my room for 2 weeks as a guest and now he’s asking me for an extra $300 for that, AND trying to charge me $300 retroactively for a similar thing that happened last month too. He’s saying it’s “per head” rent, $550 each so $1100 total if two people are in the room.
I pushed back over text since none of this per-head/guest fee stuff is anywhere in the agreement we signed (it just says guests need advance notice, nothing about extra charges). He didn’t like that and told me I have to leave in a month if I don’t pay up.
Has not paid anything extra and haven’t agreed to leave yet. Planning to call LTB this week but kind of stressed about it. Does the “license to occupy, not a tenancy” wording actually mean anything legally or does it still count as a regular tenancy since I basically live there normally? Also not sure what to make of the fact that he’s not even the real landlord and might not be allowed to sublet like this in the first place (unlicensed multi tenant house maybe?).
Anyone dealt with something similar? What should I bring up when I call LTB, would a legal clinic be better to talk to first?x