The announcement by the Ontario Government of a 3.1% rent increase in 2012 is cause for concern among most tenants, especially those tenants surviving on modest incomes. Landlords can increase rents by 3.1% without making an application to the Landlord and Tenant Board in 2012. The explanation for this dramatic increase in the annual rent increase guideline [...]
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2012 Rent Increase Guideline
Posted in 2012 Rent Increase Guideline, Above Guideline increase, Andrea Horwath, Consumer Price Index, Inflation, Municipal Affairs and Housing, Statistics Canada, Tim Hudak, tagged 2012 Rent Increase Guideline, Above Guideline increase, Andrea Horwath, Consumer Price Index, FRPO, Inflation, Tim Hudak on July 31, 2011 | 10 Comments »
2011 Annual Rent Increase Guideline
Posted in 2011 Rent Increase Guideline, Above Guideline increase, HST, Last Month Rent (LMR), Vacancy Decontrol, tagged 2011 Rent Increase Guideline, Above Guideline increase, Vacancy Decontrol on July 14, 2010 | 3 Comments »
The Annual Guideline Rent Increase for 2011 is being described as the lowest guideline increase in the 35-year history of rent regulation in Ontario. It has been set at 0.7% and is the maximum a landlord can increase the rent of existing tenants. The landlord will have to seek the approval of the Landlord and [...]
Are Residential Rents Exempt from HST?
Posted in 2010 Rent Increase Guideline, Above Guideline increase, Annual Guideline Rent Increase, HST, Michael Prue, Premier McGuinty, tagged 2010 Rent Increase Guideline, Above Rent Increase Guideline, Annual Guideline Increase, HST, Michael Prue, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Premier McGuinty, Tim Hudak on February 27, 2010 | 10 Comments »
By D. Wallace, Guest Contributor With the HST set to take effect in July 2010, there are several crucial questions all tenants in Ontario should be asking: a) Do tenants know what impact the harmonized sales tax (HST) will have on their rent? b) Will HST be added if hydro is included in their monthly [...]
2010 RENT INCREASE GUIDELINE
Posted in 2010 Rent Increase Guideline, Above Guideline increase, Annual Guideline Rent Increase, Capital Expenditures, Consumer Price Index, Economy, Landlord and Tenant Board, Last Month Rent (LMR), Ontario Tenants Rights, Residential Tenancies Act, Smart meters, Statistics Canada, Utilities, Vacancy Decontrol, tagged 2010 Rent Increase Guideline, Above Guideline increase, Annual Guideline Rent Increase, Capital Expenditures, Consumer Price Index, Ontario Tenants Rights, Residential Tenancies Act, Utilities, Vacancy Decontrol on October 9, 2009 | 5 Comments »
The Annual Rent Increase Guideline and the Above Guideline Increase for 2010 have been announced. Much to no one’s surprise both rent increase guidelines are greater than those of 2009. The Annual Rent Increase Guideline has been raised from 1.8% to 2.1% and applies to a rent increase that begins any time between January 1, [...]
Smart Sub-meters . . . Getting It Right!
Posted in Above Guideline increase, Building Maintenance, Capital Expenditures, Conservation, Electricity, Energy Conservation, Environment, Greening, Hydro, Infrastructure, Lease Agreement, Politics, Retrofit, Smart meters, Sub-meters, Utilities, tagged Building Maintenance, Capital Expenditures, Electricity, Energy Conservation, Environment, Politics, Retrofit, Sub-meters, Utilities on September 8, 2009 | 3 Comments »
By I. Aagaard, Guest Contributor A recent article (Smart sub-meters) on the EYTG web site made references to an issue that’s been popping up recently: Smart Sub-Meters in apartment buildings. I agree fundamentally with the notion of this “Pay Per Use” way of holding each of us responsible for our consumption of non-renewable resources, such as [...]
SMART SUB-METERS . . .
Posted in Above Guideline increase, Affordability, Annual Guideline Increase, Apartment Issues, Capital Expenditures, Electricity, Energy Conservation, Environment, Greening, Hydro, Lease Agreement, Ontario Energy Board, Retrofit, Smart meters, Sub-meters, Tenancy Agreement, Utilities, tagged Above Guideline increase, Capital Expenditures, Electricity, Energy Conservation, Environment, Residential Tenancies Act, Retrofit, Smart sub-meters, Sub-meters, Tenancy Agreement on August 29, 2009 | 7 Comments »
The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) has issued a DECISION AND ORDER that will allow landlords to install ‘smart sub-metering systems’ for individual rental units. Smart sub-meters’ are devices that can be installed in individual apartments to monitor a tenant’s use of energy thereby allowing individual billing. The main reason behind this ‘Decision and Order’ is that [...]
Terminating Tenancy Agreement prematurely…
Posted in Noise Complaints, Tenancy Agreement, Eviction, Above Guideline increase, Legal Assistance, Tenants boot camp, Lease Agreement, Vacancy Decontrol, Annual Guideline Rent Increase, Bed bugs, Landlord and Tenant Board, Problem tenant, Problem Landlords, Ontario Tenants Rights, Rent Bank Program, Municipal Licensing and Standards, Noise bylaw, Terminating Lease agreement, Rental Lease Agreement, Pests, tagged Affordable housing, Bed bugs, Eviction, Lease Agreement, Noise Complaints, pests, Residential Tenancies Act, T2 Application, Tenants boot camp, Terminate lease agreement, Vacancy Decontrol on January 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes we find ourselves in a situation that is beyond our control and have to terminate a rental lease agreement early. In the present economic climate there will probably be an increasing number of renters needing to end their lease/ tenancy agreement early. It could be that laid off or underemployed renters will be seeking less expensive [...]
REPAIRS & Building Maintenance issues
Posted in Above Guideline increase, Activism, Auditing programme, Bed bugs, Capital Expenditures, City Inspectors, CMHC, Compensation, Complaints letter, Eviction, Garbage, Landlord and Tenant Board, Last Month Rent (LMR), Municipal Licensing and Standards, Noise, Noise Complaints, Problem Landlords, Repairs, Repairs and maintenance, Residential Tenancies Act, Security, Security Camera, Soundproof, T2, T6, Tenant Association, Tenants boot camp, tagged Auditing programme, Bed bugs, Building Maintenance, City Inspectors, CMHC, Complaints letter, Eviction, Garbage disposal, Municipal Licensing and Standards, Noise Complaints, Repairs, Soundproof, T2 Application, T6 Application, Tenants Associations, Tenants boot camp on November 30, 2008 | 11 Comments »
Many tenants in Beaches-East York have relayed frustrating experiences with ‘problem landlords’ and property managers when requesting needed repairs to their apartment or when they complain about poor building maintenance. Unresolved complaints for outstanding repairs and building maintenance issues seem to be the bane of the existence of many tenants in the City of Toronto. Although your [...]
