Residential property

Showing Your Property to Prospective Tenants in a Post-COVID World

The COVID-19 crisis has impacted the Canadian real estate and rental industry in ways previously thought impossible. Everything from the regular functions of realtors and lawyers to the duties of landlords has been dramatically changed in order to uphold social distancing efforts and work to continue flattening the curve. One of the most significant changes […]

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How Toronto Landlords Should Deal with Problem Tenants After the COVID-19 Crisis

As the province of Ontario seeks to return to some semblance of normalcy over the coming months, businesses are expected to begin the slow process of reopening. This means that the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) will slowly begin to ramp up to its usual capacity, and that provincial rules surrounding COVID-19 will gradually begin

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Your Quarantine Spring Home Maintenance Checklist

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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COVID-19 Considerations for Toronto Landlords

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

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11 Important Questions to Ask Your Toronto Property Management Company

If you’ve recently made the decision to hire a property management company, it’s a good idea to sit down and draw up a list of questions you want to ask them before you pull the trigger. Property management companies handle a wide range of different tasks in a variety of different ways, so you’ll want

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How Do I Handle Roommate Evictions in Toronto?

Roommate arrangements can be a blessing for many Toronto tenants, splitting the burden of paying the rent and utilities between two or more people. It’s most common for young people to live with roommates, especially during college and the early days of entering the workforce. These relationships often work out perfectly well without any interference

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What Happens to a Tenant’s Personal Property After They Move Out?

Tenants come and go – some will last years and others move out unexpectedly or have to be evicted. There are many scenarios where a landlord will discover that the tenant has left behind their personal property within the unit, creating a confusing situation for the landlord. Your course of action depends on how and

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Protect Your Property from Water Leaks

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

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Keeping Your Toronto Rental Property Clean Between Tenants

Your tenant has moved out and you’re getting prepared to host a new one. Before you get the lease agreement signed, there’s one major thing you need to do – clean the property. Cleaning between tenants is one of the best ways to market your newly available property, because a pristine looking unit is going

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What Toronto Landlords Need to Know About Rental Property Burglaries

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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