Investigation of Bad Tenant List Openroom.ca Escalates For Breaching The Law
In 2022 Openroom.ca founders Weiting Bollu and Vishal Bollu of Toronto, Ontario concocted a “bad tenant list” which critics say they are operating afoul of Canadian Federal and Provincial Laws.
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) notified us on May 22, 2026 that they have escalated their investigation of Openroom from the Investigations Directorate to the Enforcement Directorate. Their findings will become available for the public after they complete the investigation.
What’s at stake? If the OPC determines Openroom.ca and its users have violated renter rights, the OPC may take the matter to Federal Court and the tens of thousands of renters who’s personal information was unlawfully collected, used and disclosed, will have independent causes of action in Courts in every Province to sue Openroom.ca, companies using Openroom, and their landlords who have used Openroom.ca.
Why is Openroom.ca being investigated?
- Collecting, using and disclosing personal information without knowledge or consent
- Invalid use purposes
- Operating a bad tenant list
- Breaching information disclosure requirements
- Unvalidated data sources
- Operating in Ontario without a licence from 2022 to 2025
- Continuing to operate elsewhere without a licence
- Continued use of unlawfully collected information
- Unlawfully selling personal information to tenant screening providers and landlords
What’s next? Stay tuned for updates and direct message us to join the growing Renter Class Action list.
