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The Home Standards Project, a not for profit which assists renters in ensuring that their rental units meet the minimum bylaw standard.

The site, Homestandards.org guides users around their unit and asks them plain language questions about it's quality. Upon its completion, the site generates a report that cross references issues they indicated with the bylaw standard. The thinking is that people can do these assessments and have more confidence and justification to request repairs from their landlord.

In the year and a half we have run the site in Kingston, we have helped find a lot of issues, with many affecting the health and safety of renters. However, we have also heard from our users that this tool has directly helped them get desperately needed repairs from absent or apathetic landlords. With so many cuts to municipal services, for many this is the best chance they have at ensuring their rental unit is kept to a reasonable standard, and with the cold weather coming we want to reach as many people as possible.

Our social media handles are @home_standards on Twitter and Instagram and The Home Standards Project on Facebook.

Complete your free home assessment at homestandards.org today and ensure that your housing is above the minimum bylaw standards.