Rental Apartment News & Articles

Rental Apartment News & Articles

• Buying and Owning a Home Workshop - October 30, 2007
  A workshop for renters looking to become owners and buying their first house.
• Landlords: Speaking Their Language - October 17, 2007
  A seminar conducted by the University of Toronto on how to cope and deal with landlords.
• UofT Summer Sublet Saturdays - March 15, 2007
  UofT summer sublet information sesssion.
• Toronto Tenant Rent Savings - January 28, 2007
  1,000 Toronto tenants receive rent reduction from landlord and the City of Toronto.
• UofT Workshop: Changes in Housing Legislation - January 22, 2007
  Workshop hosted at the University of Toronto to outline the changes in legal rights and obligations as a tenant in Ontario.
• Homeowner & Landlord tax credit for energy efficient houses and apartments - January 21, 2007
  Landlords and homeowners are being promised up to $5000 to make their homes more energy efficient as part of the Canadian Government's ecoENERGY Renewable Initiative.
• Holiday Host for International UofT Students - December 11, 2006
  The International Student Centre at the University of Toronto is looking for holiday hosts and host families over the winter holiday break.
• Ontario to ban portable electronic device use for novice drivers. - October 12, 2006
  New drivers in Ontario may soon be banned from using cell phones, ipods, and other portable electronic devices.
• Winnipeg landlord bans smoking in rental apartments - October 1, 2006
  A Winnipeg landlord has banned smoking in all their apartment building for new tenants as of October 1, 2006
• Public Transit Tax Credit - July 1, 2006
  The Government of Canada now offers individuals a non-refundable tax credit to cover the cost of public transit passes.
• Ontario rental apartment smoke alarm requirements - March 3, 2006
  The Ontario Fire Code requires a smoke alarm on every level of a rental apartment and outside all sleeping areas.