Toronto city council has approved a new tax on hotels and short-term accommodations such as those listed on Airbnb and similar sites. The four-per-cent tax won out over a surprise motion to hike the rate to six per cent. Read the full article
Ontario landlords want the right to immediately ban the use of pot in rental properties when recreational weed is legalized this summer, arguing they should be allowed to change tenants' existing leases to stop the drug from being consumed in their units. Read the...
Recent amendments to Ontario’s Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 (RTA) include a provision (s. 12.1) requiring that “Every tenancy agreement that is entered into in respect of a tenancy of a prescribed class … shall … be in the form prescribed for that class of...
Toronto will require short-term rental operators to register with the city, while blocking secondary suites from being listed on sites like Airbnb. Council voted 40-3 in favour of the full suite of regulations, and 27-17 in favour of blocking secondary suites. Read...
New tenant protections come into effect today that place more requirements on landlords evicting them. When a landlord evicts a tenant to use the unit themselves or for a family member, they have to now give the tenant one month's rent as compensation. Read the full...
A rental suite is a great way to help homeowners meet their mortgage payments at a time when home prices are creeping ever upward in some parts of Canada. Read the full article
The Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 (RTA) was recently amended by the Rental Fairness Act, 2017 to address loopholes or abuses by some "small" landlords under the current RTA. Most of the amendments will take effect on proclamation by Ontario's lieutenant-governor...
Sault Ste. Marie Fire Services would like to remind all tenants and landlords of their responsibilities and duties involving smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms. The Ontario Fire Code and its enabling legislation, the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, prescribes...
LANEWAY SUITES, AS PROPOSED IN THIS REPORT, ARE DEFINED AS DETACHED SECONDARY SUITES: Non-severable units that remain under the same ownership as the main house Intended for use as rental housing, for family members, and for aging-in-place All servicing (water,...
Toronto's housing market might get most of the headlines, but the city of Brampton is also grappling with a booming population and a lack of affordable housing units, so its city council is expected to vote Wednesday on loosening restrictions on homeowners who want to...