The Ontario government recently announced that the allowable increase that landlords can charge their tenants this year is 1.8% of the base rent. Some years have seen larger increases, and some smaller, but this figure seems to be right in … Read More
When your tenants vacate your rental suite that is the ideal time to make changes and improvements so that you could potentially charge more rent to the new tenants. You are allowed to charge whatever the market will bear so … Read More
Snow Removal at Tenanted Properties: Whose responsibility is it to shovel the snow: landlord or tenant?… Read More
In an effort to deal with the alarming rental shortage, effective immediately Ontario Premier Doug Ford and the PC government has taken away rent controls on all new rental stock. … Read More
New Rules have not yet come into effect for short-term rentals in Toronto due to an impending appeal. … Read More
On October 17th recreational cannabis use becomes legal in Canada. How will this impact landlords in Ontario?… Read More
In the City of Toronto, basement apartments are permitted as per a bylaw enacted in 2013. … Read More
The Province of Ontario has released a new standard lease agreement. This new form must be used by all landlords and tenants as of April 30th, 2018. … Read More