Landlord is reneging on rent agreement. My partner and I recently viewed an apartment and after some deliberation decided to commit to it.  We are first time renters and lack experience with this process.  After we expressed interest to commit the lease agent had us sign an agreement and give a deposit in the amount of the rental price we had agreed on, $1600 with a move in date of July 15th.  He said he would email us the documents for the application process later that day or the next day at the latest.  The next day he sent us an email saying the apartment in question would be renovated and not be available until august and at a price of $1800.  We feel that this guy is trying to rip us off or is acting in bad faith because we had a written agreement for a specific unit at an agreed cost to be available on a specific date.      

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What is the deal here?  Is this guy a scumbag or is this just how renting is done in Ontario? How should we proceed?