Every so often, a real estate horror story hits the news. Tenants who damage property, unpaid rent, late payments, unacceptable behavior – being a landlord in the GTA isn’t always easy. Take the case of one Toronto property owner, who rented her North York home to a young family last year. Shortly after moving in, …
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A question we often hear from first-time landlords is “should I require my renters to have tenant insurance?” If you can write it into your lease, yes. Tenant insurance is an affordable way to ensure that your renters are covered in the event that something happens to their personal belongings and protects them from personal …
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A common consideration among Toronto landlords, particularly those offering short-term rentals, is the amount of time and effort involved in cleaning the property between renters. Many rental owners start out managing their own properties because they think they have time to do so, but later consider the inconvenience of a cleaning schedule dictated by the …
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With schools and most businesses temporarily closed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and government orders for Canadians to stay home to help flatten the curve, people have found themselves with plenty of time on their hands. Just because you’re confined to your home, doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of opportunities to cross those nagging …
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The battle to flatten the curve and slow the spread of COVID-19 continues all around the world. Canadians have been urged to stay indoors, practice proper hand washing and hygiene standards, and limit their interactions with those who are at-risk of being most affected by the coronavirus. Landlords play an important part in helping to …
No property is immune to the possibility of damaging water leaks, though there are many things that landlords and tenants can do to protect their property from leaks. Water leaks can be caused by seemingly innocuous activities like disposing food waste or cooking oil in your kitchen sink, causing the drain to back up. While …
Pest infestations are the stuff nightmares of made of, especially when those pests are bed bugs. Bed bugs can greatly impair the daily lives of those that are lucky enough to host an infestation, affecting sleep quality, causing pain, discomfort, and reactions with their bites, and triggering embarrassment associated with the social stigma of being …
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In 2016, Statistics Canada recorded 159,119 incidents of crimes involving breaking and entering throughout the country. While these have drastically fallen in recent years (251,361 incidents took place in 2006), burglaries are still all-too common in Canada. Burglaries can create an enormous amount of complications and uncertainty, especially for those living in and managing rental …
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In September, the Ontario Landlords Association officially launched a fire safety campaign to raise awareness about fire safety responsibility in rental properties. There are far too many stories that involve tenants tragically dying in easily preventable fires, with landlords facing serious penalties because they didn’t take the proper precautions to ensure fire safety compliance. It’s …
Renters insurance, commonly known as tenant insurance or content insurance, is often overlooked by Ontario tenants, especially since it isn’t mandatory to have, and the majority of landlords don’t require their tenants to have it. While renters insurance is rarely mandatory, it is highly recommended for all tenants. Renters insurance can be extremely useful in …
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