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General Discussion / Tenants should request reference letters from landlords (City News)
« on: April 06, 2022, 10:30:04 am »

This thought-provoking article poses an interesting question, why don't tenants demand letters of reference from their landlords?

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/here-s-why-more-tenants-should-request-reference-letters-from-landlords-1.5850299

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“A good landlord has every reason to tell you [about] the previous tenants,” he said. "Landlords might want to have letters that attest to their fitness as landlords, and a good landlord would voluntarily want to do that.”



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Housing Affordability / CBC: Why Canada is losing affordable rental housing faster than it's being buil
« on: March 18, 2022, 03:22:19 pm »

I just posted this in the "General" section becasue the article is definitely of generl interest, but it's primarily about rental affordability, so I hope it's ok that I posted this link here too.

Why Canada is losing affordable rental housing faster than it's being built


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General Discussion / Great CBC Article about Renting
« on: March 18, 2022, 03:19:48 pm »

The CBC just published a great article discussing several facets of renting:

Why Canada is losing affordable rental housing faster than it's being built


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Above Guideline Rent Increases / Re: "Necessary" repairs?
« on: October 07, 2021, 01:58:29 am »
The landlord can do whatever work they want to the buildling, but we shouldn't have to pay for it if it's not necessary!  The building permit says "masonry work and sealant replacement", and I don't think that any of that is necessary.  How can I prove the work isn't necessary?  If I can't get an engineer to help me, then can I hire a building inspector or something?


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Above Guideline Rent Increases / Re: Anyone recently been served with an AGI?
« on: October 02, 2021, 09:30:06 am »
Quote from: Head Administrator on August 24, 2021, 07:00:00 pm
Anyone recently been served with an AGI?

They're going to do an above guideline for the renovations currently underway in my building. If you want to talk about it then send me a message.


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Above Guideline Rent Increases / "Necessary" repairs?
« on: October 02, 2021, 09:28:08 am »
Our landlord is currently completing unnecessary capital expenditures on our building. The LTB indicates that in order for landlords to be granted their AGIs, the capital expenditures must be NECESSARY. Howwver, we believe the current work is merely an upgrade.  How do we prove that? Any ideas?


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Above Guideline Rent Increases / Re: Anyone recently been served with an AGI?
« on: September 17, 2021, 09:29:57 am »
Quote from: Head Administrator on August 24, 2021, 07:00:00 pm
Anyone recently been served with an AGI?

I thought that they couldn't do rent increases this year, so there are no above guideline rent increases right now.

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Evictions / Re: What's the Rent Bank?
« on: September 17, 2021, 09:27:21 am »
Quote from: CoffeeLover on September 06, 2021, 02:28:56 pm
My neighbor says that there's a Rent Bank?  What is it?

The Ontario Tenants website also has some information about the Rent Bank, here:  http://toronto.ontariotenants.ca/rentbank.phtml

Apparently there's an "Emergency Rental Deposit Loan Program" too, which helps people get the First and Last Month's Rent (the deposit you pay your landlord when you sign your lease on a new place).

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Other Tenant Problems / Re: Cigarette Smoke
« on: September 11, 2021, 12:50:46 pm »
What about if the superintendent smokes?  He often stands outside my window and smokes.

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General Discussion / Re: How soon to tell landlord that I'm leaving?
« on: September 06, 2021, 02:22:44 pm »
I think that it's more complicated than that.  Here's a link that explains the details:  https://www.cleo.on.ca/en/publications/moving/giving-notice-your-landlord  The date you choose to end your rental must be the end of a rental time unit (end of month).  Also there's a special form that you are supposed to use.

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