How easy can a family doctor sign a Form G: Certificate?

Lastly, in Fei v. Liu (above) I had before me an unusual situation which vividly illustrated how easy it can be for some tenants to get a doctor to sign the Form G: Certificate. It is a sad fact that these provisions can be abused. Family doctors may well see themselves as patient advocates and supports, which is well and good but can be problematic when attempting to balance the interests of landlords and tenants. In Fei the tenant went to a walk-in clinic and had a doctor sign a certificate, with (likely) few or no questions asked. After receiving her tenant’s notice to quit, the suspicious landlord herself took the unusual step of visiting that same clinic pretending to be a tenant looking to get out of her lease. The ease with which she obtained that same doctor’s signature (upon payment of a small fee) was frankly shocking. In that case I stated: