> This is bizarre but maybe I see the reason why. If it's to restrain foreign ownership of rental properties. The reason is that the government wants its tax m

> This is bizarre but maybe I see the reason why. If it's to restrain foreign ownership of rental properties. The reason is that the government wants its tax money. Since the cash flow is coming from the renter they are also responsible for it. There is a similar situation with employers who are responsible for remitting tax withholding even though it is the employee who owes the income tax.