As the government poses for it's photo op and promises to crackdown on housing and the conditions some landlords make people live in.... The worst landlord in Toronto is none other than the City of Toronto., Mice infestations, Cockroach infestations, garbage chutes that haven't ...
Oct 30th, 2023 11:33 am
Hi , My mortgage renewal is coming up in December and I requested a credit report recently . I was shocked to see a collection on my account by Alectra and my credit score down by more than 100 points. This is what happened - A bad tenant moved last year and I reminded him multiple times to transfer...
Oct 10th, 2023 9:43 pm
Wow. This landlord in Brampton evicted his tenants himself! Throws all their things out. Police were there but did not intervene. They were only there to protect the peace as its a civil matter. The tenant allegedly had 20 people ...
Sep 11th, 2023 10:41 pm
... A 61-year-old London, Ont., man who hasn't paid rent in two years will be before Ontario's Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) for a second time, in November, to argue his new landlord wrongly made a change in his payment method and it doesn't ...
Aug 30th, 2023 2:28 pm
Hi guys just asking for some legal advice for a situation i am going through. I signed a lease to rent a 1 bedroom bachelor in July. Put the deposit down with the previous owner. The previous owner sold the house to a new owner. Now the new owner is backing out of the lease me and the previous owner...
Aug 25th, 2023 5:31 pm
The landlord’s realtor called us to notify us that they want to increase the rent by almost 7%, We know the limit is 2.5% for many properties but unfortunately the townhouse was occupied fall last year and we are the first tenants, ...
Aug 20th, 2023 7:17 pm
Does it violate the Vancouver Tenancy Agreement if the landlord's family member, who did not clarify their role as a representative of the landlord and not the actual owner, signs the tenancy agreement with the tenant before it is signed? Because the ...
Aug 16th, 2023 2:01 am
Kudo to Allison for taking this initiative. I've dealt with her in the recent past. She is an oustanding agent.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/landlord-lawsuit-airbnb-city-tenants-toronto-1.6900162
Jul 10th, 2023 6:27 am
https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/landlord-says-he-s-stuck-after-evicted-renters-set-up-camp-on-his-front-lawn-1.6467289Wow thats crazy. The police can’t stop it either.I thought AB had better more balanced landlord tenant laws?
Jul 6th, 2023 12:24 pm
... and I went two years without a rent increase. I recently got my first rent increase, 2%. It is still well below market rate for rentals. Now the landlord is asking if I can pay more rent to offset his mortgage costs because interest rates are rising. Normally, I'd say "Nope, that's a You ...
Jun 3rd, 2023 10:58 pm
The “landlord” renting rooms in the apartment to desperate tenants, the rental payments accepted only cash. Apparently, the landlord on welfare and making some cash for traveling, etc. The landlord treating tenants like very ...
May 29th, 2023 12:00 pm
It was only a matter of time until the tension brewing between tenants and landlords in Ontario and the abuse of the LTB system escalated and result in unacceptable tragic violence. Details of this situation are not clear right now but it wouldn’t be a surprise if this situation escalated due to the...
May 28th, 2023 2:44 am
Thinking of investing in rental property in Ontario? Ontario Ombudsman report shows the Ontario Landlord Tenant Board is not doing its job. From personal experience, this is hurting Landlords and causing them to sell. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-ombudsman-report-landlord-tenant-board-1.6830181
May 26th, 2023 9:34 am
... tenancy . Over the course of the tenancy he has damaged property inside and outside the home without any accountability. Being an understanding landlord, i informed him of the damage then made the suitable repairs. With only a few weeks left before the tenancy ends I asked about any further ...
May 25th, 2023 6:49 pm
... new lease (same terms, similar rent $) knowing they really don't have to sign it or would most of you just let it go month-to-month? It seems more landlord-advantageous having it month-to-month as there's only the 60-day requirement to sell it should that be a route I eventually go. Cheers
Apr 7th, 2023 11:25 am
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6801455Wow she sure got bamboozled.Funny thing. She could break in and it wouldnt be illegal.Is it coincidence this happened on april fools?
Apr 5th, 2023 4:56 pm
https://www.blogto.com/real-estate-toronto/2023/03/toronto-landlord-notes-tenant-begging-pay-rent/Daymn https://media.blogto.com/uploads/2023/03/13/1678722838-20230311_150242.jpeg?w=1400&cmd=resize&height=2500&quality=70
Mar 14th, 2023 10:10 pm
Hey all I have a security camera in my suite facing the alley where my car is parked. Landlord wants me to take it down. He says some tenants are uncomfortable seeing the camera when they leave the building in the back. Any legal types here; I'm not inclined to so ...
Feb 13th, 2023 11:12 pm
I think I'm done. I own a side by side duplex, live in one side and rent the other. They are mirror images of each other. I'm wondering how to go about just putting in a door between the units and using the other side as an office, art studio and workshop. I'd still keep 2 furnaces, water heaters an...
Feb 13th, 2023 8:28 pm
Hi Folks, We are renting a commercial space in a building in Ontario, We have never signed any lease but we had signed PAD agreement and estoppel. Landlord agreed for gross rent including all utilities, TMI for $2500 +HST , now after a year he emailed stating that he want more money as TMI has ...
Feb 2nd, 2023 10:12 am