While landlords everywhere have always been seen as “villains” in the eyes of some tenants, the playing field has only worsened for landlords since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The last year has seen a massive surge in demand for real estate and rentals, causing some of these extreme feelings towards landlords to intensify, […]
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The government has frozen rent increases, and is treating landlords differently from other small businesses during the pandemic. Why are landlords always taking the hits? Jon Maloney explores why. Please like, subscribe and like Jon Maloney’s new video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRMpKbK6CAE&feature=youtu.be.
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In our latest video blog, HighGate CEO Jonathan Maloney discusses how to go about evicting a bad tenant in Toronto, breaking it down step-by-step to ensure that you go about it correctly (and legally). Also covered are the circumstances in which you can evict a tenant, other ways in which you can have a tenant
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In our second video blog, HighGate CEO Jonathan Maloney discusses how Toronto landlords can choose the best tenants for their rental property, allowing you to mitigate the many risks that come with renting to a bad tenant. Finding the best tenants for your property is all about trusting your gut, detecting subtle red flags, using
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Welcome to our first video blog! Our first instalment features our CEO, Jonathan Maloney, discussing how the Landlord & Tenant Board is handing down decisions which allow tenants to not pay rent and cause damage to properties. Tenant screening – the way we do it – is the best defense against having this issue in
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Next to screening tenants, maintenance is the most important task that landlords take care of on a regular basis. Without regular maintenance, rental properties can fall into disarray and tenants can quickly begin feeling neglected and alienated. Not only does maintenance ensure that your tenants are happy and your property in tip top shape, but
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Can Ontario Tenants Change the Locks to Their Unit? Too many landlords have been faced with a situation where they’ve arrived at their rental property to conduct an inspection or have maintenance done, and found that their tenant has unexpectedly changed the locks on the unit. This all too common situation can be extremely stressful
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Every landlord dreams of being able to do away with the endless stream of interviews, screening, and inspections that come with short-term renters and bad tenants. The best way of doing this is to foster long-term tenant relationships, encouraging your renters to stay in the same property for years because they’re satisfied with their experience
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In late April, the Ontario provincial government announced that it had partnered with the federal government to implement measures with the goal of assisting small businesses and landlords throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. More than $240 million is being put towards the Ontario-Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Program (OCECRA), providing forgivable loans to commercial property owners
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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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