<prompt> Human: Hi Guys - Posting this to PF because Im really not sure where else to post it.So here is my situation:In November 2015 I along with my brother entered into a 6 month lease agreement mutually agreed upon with a property rental company for a condo in new, never lived in unit in a great area of Toronto.Move in day arrives and the place is still in post construction state, dust everywhere, appliances still shrink wrapped - literally nothing has been done to ensure that our transition into the unit is smooth and we end up spending half of a day cleaning the place up before we can even start moving our stuff in. I have been a little bit weary of the company since we started our dealings with them due to lateness, bad communication, etc. but this is starting to set off alarms.Once we are moved in, things are smooth over the next couple of months as our dealings with the companys representatives are minimal however, last week my brother whose name the rent bank account is in looks at a PDF rendering of our December 2015 and January 2016 rent cheques and notices that someone from the rental company has changed the payee on the cheques and signed MY initials.This causes both my brother and I a fair bit of outrage as you can all imagine. We decide that we do not want to deal with this company any further. My brother has opened a fraud investigation with the bank and they have agreed that the initials look forged and are willing to credit back the cheques to our account.My question to you all is: While our lease is set to expire at the end of April, what are the possible outcomes if we decide to hold the December and January rents hostage charged back to our rent account in order to force the companys hand and terminate our lease at the end of February?Would a rental company go to court over 3300?Any input is appreciated!  <response>: I dont think you should hold rent. It ultimately doesnt matter who the payee is as long as you have receipts that youve paid rent to the correct party. But it sounds like forgery is good leverage if you want to leave by the end of February while still paying DecJan rent. And it might be indicative of greater fraud going on somewhere.Its good you reported it to your bank, because its super weird. In the US, at least, theres a legal, easy way to pass a check to someone else without forging anything. WTF. 