The decrease in municipal property taxes will result in a reduction in rent for tenants in residential properties. This means that tenants can look forward to a small reduction in their monthly rental payments effective December 31, 2011. Although the decrease in rent of 0.79% seems to be an insignificant amount most of us will [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Residential Tenancies Act’
Property Taxes Decrease and Rent Reduction in 2012
Posted in 2012 Rent Increase Guideline, Property tax decrease, Rent reduction 2012, Residential Tenancies Act, tagged 2012 Rent Increase Guideline, Property tax decrease, Rent reduction 2012, Residential Tenancies Act on December 18, 2011 | 4 Comments »
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL ELECTION 2011
Posted in Affordable housing, Economy, Ontario Provincial election 2011, Residential Tenancies Act, Seniors housing, Vacancy Decontrol, tagged Affordable housing, Economy, Ontario Provincial election 2011, Residential Tenancies Act, Seniors housing, Vacancy Decontrol on September 22, 2011 | 4 Comments »
The 2011 Ontario Provincial election will take place October 6, 2011 At this time of fiscal constraints, inflation, jobless rate, environmental concerns and continuing economic uncertainties, the daily lives of many Ontarians are affected adversely. In particular, many tenants seeking affordable housing face tough choices trying to keep a roof over their heads and feeding their [...]
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 . . .
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 [...]
WITHHOLDING RENT . . .
Posted in Apartment Issues, Building Maintenance, Compensation, Complaints, Complaints letter, Eviction, Landlord and Tenant Board, Last Month Rent (LMR), Legal Assistance, Problem Landlords, Repairs, Repairs and maintenance, T2, T6, Tenants boot camp, Withholding rent, tagged Apartment Issues, Building Maintenance, Compensation, Complaints letter, Eviction, Repairs, Residential Tenancies Act, T6 Application, Tenants boot camp, Withholding rent on February 24, 2009 | 6 Comments »
SMOKE FREE HOUSING . . .
Posted in Building Code, Building Maintenance, Capital Expenditures, City of Toronto, Health Concerns, Problem Landlords, Ranee Management, Residential Tenancies Act, Second-hand smoke, Smoke free housing, T2, T6, Tenancy Agreement, Tenants boot camp, tagged Building Code, City of Toronto, Compensation, Health Concerns, Property Standards, Ranee Management, Repairs, Residential Tenancies Act, Second-hand smoke, T2 Application, Tenancy Agreement, Tenants boot camp on January 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
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 [...]
ELECTION IS OVER . . . now what?
Posted in Activism, Affordable housing, Canada's Housing Policy, CMHC, Economy, Politics, Rent Control, Residential Tenancies Act, Tax breaks, tagged Affordable housing, Canada's Housing Policy, CMHC, Economy, Maria Minna, Repairs, Residential Tenancies Act, Tax breaks on October 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In Beaches-East York the incumbent Liberal MP, Maria Minna, is once again heading back to Ottawa to represent us. The East York Tenants Group congratulate her. Now to the business of getting some concrete action from our newly re-elected federal representative and the newly formed federal government. Although our recently re-elected MP [...]
