Rent disputes in Canada

First of all, the contract says that if he moves out early, the rent will only be refunded at the end of the month, so he has no right to ask you to renew the rent for another month, but he still has to pay the rent for that month. This is a civil dispute, even if the police call the police, so even if you let him report it, he is only a threat, and he has no good reason to take your goods as collateral. Only the court has the right to decide whether to use them as collateral.

Secondly, if you sign a contract with your classmate alone, even if your classmate leaves, you only need to pay your share of the rent, but if you sublet it to your classmate, you have to pay double the rent. If your situation is the former, the responsibility lies between the landlord and your classmates, not you. If it is the latter, you have to bear all the responsibilities, but even so, you don't have to move out. It can usually be rented out in a short time. Of course, if you want to move out, the most consequence will be the loss of the last month's rent. The landlord's behavior is obviously ultra vires. You can appeal to the local housing rental association.

You can also threaten him with this. Generally, as long as the landlord who rents a house through an intermediary is not authentic, he will evade taxes. If you complain, he will probably be audited. If he is caught by CRA and severely punished, they generally don't want to be exposed. And if he is found to have maliciously detained the tenant's property, he will be detained.