Caleb Gardiner

Gardiner had just returned to Vancouver and was looking for a temporary place to stay while he searched for a new apartment.

He found a listing on Craigslist for a bed in a shared space, with the condition that someone staying over was an extra $10 per night. He said OK, and let the renter know his boyfriend would be staying over.

"When I used the word boyfriend, that’s when everything turned south," Gardiner told BuzzFeed Canada.