Former Toronto apartment superintendent arrested in $50K rental fraud case
Posted April 2, 2025 10:56 am.
Last Updated April 3, 2025 2:58 pm.
A woman and former apartment superintendent has been arrested in a fraud case in which she allegedly conned renters of more than $50,000.
Toronto police said between Jan. 1, 2024, and Aug. 30, 2024, the accused worked as a superintendent at an apartment building in the Sentinel Road and Finch Avenue West area near Keele Street in North York.
It’s alleged that the woman collected rent deposits from 28 people who were looking to secure apartment units. Police said the deposits, which consisted of cash and e-transfers, were collected despite the accused’s knowledge that no apartment units were available.
The woman resigned as superintendent and moved out of the apartment building before the complainants were advised they could move in.
The financial losses totalled $54,000, police said.
On Wednesday, Laighnalee Asuncion, 50, of Toronto was taken into custody. She faces 28 counts of fraud under $5,000.
She was scheduled to appear in court on Thursday.
