安大略省的公寓物业管理监管机构正在对 SIREG Management 公司展开调查。此前，该公司向投资者表示无法再保证租金的按时支付，这导致部分业主不得不亲自去向租户收取租金。
Ontario's condominium management regulator is investigating SIREG Management after the company told investors it could no longer guarantee rent payments, leaving some owners scrambling to collect rent directly from tenants. The investors for many of the 21 buildings SIREG operates have been left scrambling, with some showing up to units to collect rents from tenants in person.
SIREG 公司管理的 21 栋公寓楼的许多投资者都陷入了困境；有些投资者甚至亲自前往租户居住的单元去收取租金。该公司在安大略省各地（包括萨尼亚、基奇纳、韦兰以及伦敦的 Kipps Lane）共管理着约 1,800 套公寓单元。
The company runs about 1,800 condo units across Ontario including Sarnia, Kitchener, Welland, North Bay and London's Kipps Lane. Some tenants at Kipps Lane in London told CBC News they didn't know they were living in investor-owned condo units because their rent cheques went to SIREG.
伦敦 Kipps Lane 的一些租户告诉 CBC 新闻，他们之前并不知道自己居住的是由投资者拥有的公寓单元，因为他们的租金支票都是直接寄给了 SIREG 公司。
A handful of investors who spoke to CBC News said they were generally happy with their investments until last week when the company dropped a bombshell, telling them they could no longer guarantee rent payments.
几位接受 CBC 新闻采访的投资者表示，直到上周该公司突然宣布无法保证租金支付之前，他们对自己的投资一直感到满意。
In a statement to CBC News, the Condominium Management Regulatory Authority of Ontario (CMRAO) confirmed they've received five complaints about SIREG and have "commenced investigations into the matters raised."
安大略省公寓物业管理监管局（Condominium Management Regulatory Authority of Ontario，简称 CMRAO）在给 CBC 新闻的声明中确认，他们已经收到了五起针对 SIREG 公司的投诉，并表示“已开始对这些投诉进行调查”。
'Liquidity challenges' at SIREG Management leave Ontario condo investors scrambling Why things can get tricky when apartment buildings are 'condominiumized' The CMRAO licenses condo managers, operates a public registry of condo management boards and can issue penalties in cases in which a tribunal determines there have been violations of its code of ethics.
由于 SIREG Management 公司面临流动性问题，安大略省的公寓投资者们陷入了困境。当公寓楼被改造成公寓形式后，情况往往会变得复杂起来。CMRAO 负责颁发公寓管理公司的许可证，维护公寓管理委员会的公共登记系统，并在法庭认定该公司违反其道德准则时对其进行处罚。
Pitched as hands-off investments Since the early 2010s SIREG has bought older rental buildings, converted them to condos and sold them to investors seeking rental income. Under the arrangement SIREG was to manage the properties, collect rents and pay the condo board management fees. After those costs were covered, investors were paid monthly rent dispersals.
自 21 世纪初以来，SIREG 公司一直致力于收购老旧的出租公寓楼，将其改造成公寓单元后出售给寻求租金收益的投资者。根据当时的协议，SIREG 公司负责管理这些物业、收取租金并支付公寓管理委员会的运营费用；在扣除这些费用后，投资者每月才能收到租金收益。
SIREG condos were pitched as hands-off investments, allowing buyers to become landlords at a low entry price with no need to deal with tenants. Investors had no information about their tenants, including contact information.
SIREG公寓曾被宣传为一种“甩手掌柜”式的投资，买家可以以较低的门槛成为房东，且无需直接与租客打交道。投资者无法获取租客的任何信息，包括联系方式。
The same statement said SIREG president Todd C. Slater had stepped away for health reasons. Another statement said Reflect Advisors has been appointed to lead the company's management team and to "preserve value for the company and its stakeholders."
同一份声明称，SIREG总裁托德·C·斯莱特（Todd C. Slater）已因健康原因离职。另一份声明表示，Reflect Advisors已被任命负责公司的管理团队，旨在“为公司及其利益相关者保值”。在动荡之中，一些公寓业主已开始尝试接触租客，试图自行收取租金。其他业主则在新建的Facebook群组中分享信息和联系方式。周一，记者致电SIREG寻求置评，但未获回应。
Amid the turmoil some condo owners have started to approach tenants in an attempt to collect rent themselves. Other owners are sharing information and contact information on new Facebook groups. Calls to SIREG for comment on Monday went unanswered. 'Shocked' by state of disrepair Patrick D’Sa owns two condos in two SIREG-run buildings in the 700-block of Kipps Lane in London. D'Sa, who lives in Toronto, visited the units he owned for the first time on Monday.
对建筑破败状况感到“震惊”的帕特里克·迪萨（Patrick D’Sa）在伦敦Kipps Lane 700号街区的两栋SIREG管理的大楼内拥有两套公寓。居住在多伦多的迪萨周一首次前往查看他名下的房产。
He told CBC News he was shocked by the buildings' overall state of disrepair. He said he understands why tenants are feeling uneasy when approached by landlords they don't know.
他告诉加拿大广播公司（CBC News），大楼整体的破败状况令他感到震惊。他表示，他理解为什么租客在面对陌生的房东时会感到不安。他说，他在与租客的首次沟通中采取了温和的方式。
He said he's taking a soft approach in his first discussion with tenants. "I don't want to scare people and they don't know me from boo," said D'Sa. "I'm giving them a letter showing them that I am the owner and if they could contact me, we'll talk about things going forward.
“我不想吓到他们，毕竟他们根本不认识我，”迪萨说。“我给他们写了一封信，证明我是业主，如果他们能联系我，我们可以商讨后续事宜。他们不应该担心会失去住所。”迪萨表示，他担心管理Kipps Lane大楼的公寓业主委员会的整体财务状况。大多数公寓业主委员会由居住在大楼内的业主组成。
They shouldn't feel afraid that they're going to lose their home." D'Sa said he's concerned about the overall financial health of the condo board managing the Kipps Lane buildings. Most condo boards are composed of owners who live in the buildings. According to information on the CMRAO registry, directors of the boards that manage 756 and 754 Kipps Ln. each have three directors: Todd Slater, his wife Sheila Vos Slater and Michael Sackmann.
根据安大略省公寓管理监管局（CMRAO）注册信息显示，管理Kipps Lane 756号和754号大楼的业主委员会各有三名董事：托德·斯莱特（Todd Slater）、他的妻子希拉·沃斯·斯莱特（Sheila Vos Slater）以及迈克尔·萨克曼（Michael Sackmann）。当加拿大广播公司联系萨克曼时，他表示不愿置评，并称他已于上周结束了在SIREG的工作。
When contacted by CBC News, Sackmann said he didn't want to comment and said his employment at SIREG ended last week. D'Sa said some investor-owners are trying to organize and force condo board meetings with enough votes to oust SIREG from control.
D'Sa表示，一些投资业主正试图组织起来，并凭借足够的投票权强行召开公寓董事会会议，以将SIREG赶下台。
Tenants 'shocked' when owners turn up Meanwhile, some tenants say they are uncomfortable being approached by people they don't know and being asked to pay rent directly to them.
租户因业主上门而“震惊” 与此同时，一些租户表示，陌生人上门找他们并要求直接向其支付租金，让他们感到不安。
Alexandra Stuart, who lives at 756 Kipps Lane, said she hasn't been approached by the owner of her unit, but many of her neighbours have.
住在Kipps Lane 756号的Alexandra Stuart表示，虽然她所在单元的业主没有找过她，但许多邻居都遇到了这种情况。
"Tenants are shocked that their units are owned," Stuart said.
“租户们震惊地发现他们的单元原来是有业主的，”Stuart说。
She said tenants understand that investors need to collect rent to cover their mortgages and other expenses, but are concerned about how the sudden change is being handled.
她说，租户理解投资者需要收取租金来偿还房贷和支付其他开支，但担心这种突然的变故处理得当。
"We understand the owners' plight, they need to collect their rents and pay their mortgages but our legal obligation is to SIREG," she said.
“我们理解业主的困境，他们需要收租还贷，但我们的法律义务是对SIREG的，”她说。
"Threatening tenants with new leases and 'Pay us now' is making us angry.
“用新租约和‘立即付款’威胁租户让我们很愤怒。对投资者来说，这本该是‘甩手掌柜’的投资，现在他们却出现在我们家门口。” 随着CMRAO展开调查，这一局面让租户和投资者都在试图弄清接下来会发生什么，包括由谁负责收租、缴纳账单和管理楼宇。
For the investors it was supposed to be hands off, now they're at our doors." The situation has left both tenants and investors trying to understand what happens next, including who is responsible for collecting rent, paying bills and managing the buildings as the CMRAO investigates.