I never doubted that you an elite property manager and surely in the top 1% of rental expert in Ontario. You are a true professional with standards. QUOTE (housingrental @ Oct 30 2010, 02:28 PM) You are agreeing with one of my posts?? What wonder is next to come? t=`96169`] You are agreeing...

Housingrentals is correct. A proper lease agreement is extremely important in Ontario, especially when a landlord moves to the jurisdiction of Ontario Small Claims Court. Simply stating "the tenants can`t understand it" or the "landlord didn`t even read it" is not a viable argument for...

Ontario, under a business-friendly government will be a great market for investors. I would advise everyone in the ROC to watch carefully. 1. Rob Ford is looking to be the new Mayor of Toronto (up 25 points with 5 weeks to go and the Toronto Star and The Globe and Mail trying to smear him any...

QUOTE (GarthChapman @ Sep 19 2010, 12:06 PM) Don`t miss the last paragraph... http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-b...article1712854/ Derek DeCloet Land of the free, home of the tightwad One of the most enduring changes wrought by the recession is how once free-spending Americans have...

QUOTE (ThomasBeyer @ Sep 17 2010, 08:51 PM) indeed ... we (as real estate investors prudently levered with decent cash-flow and a 5+ year view on any asset) are hedged either way !! And, as always, if folks and alarmists are on both sides of the fence: neither is right and it will be in the...

In Canada`s most read paper, the Landlord/Tenant wars continue.... QUOTE Published On Thu Sep 16 2010 New Democrat MPP Cheri DiNovo is pushing for a law forcing landlords to be licensed and their premises inspected for bedbugs, saying Ontario is "doing nothing" to stop the growing scourge...

I would always caution anyone when they quote the Toronto Star. It is a very Liberal paper with a clear agenda...usually against landlords and for government control. The Star is currently being sued by the Rob Ford for Mayor campaign team for libel. I have many tenants on OW or ODSP who have...

QUOTE (ontariolandlord @ Aug 28 2010, 10:04 PM) Put it in the lease they are responsible. This came up with me today!

QUOTE (invst4profit @ Sep 11 2010, 04:08 PM) If you are in Ontario you have 60 days from discovering there presence to issue an eviction notice. After the 60 days they become your tenant with all the legal rights of any tenant that has signed a lease. After that point in time it is virtually...

As unemployment in Canada rises. As the US is looking at a double-dip recession. As Ontario has a $20 billion dollar deficit. Who does Carney truly work for?

I`m certainly not worried or overly concerned. However, I`m also not happy. Ontario has a $20 billion deficit and over $200 billion debt. Unemployment is still high. Rental rates have not made any large increase since 2007. The US is still in trouble. There is talk of a double-dip...

I`ve found that if you are offering a high quality space in a high quality area, the minor increases in Ontario are rarely a serious issue. In fact, the can be a "warning sign" that tenants are facing some economic insecurity and may want to move out soon. I`m up front with the "automatic"...

QUOTE (Rickson9 @ Sep 5 2010, 03:03 PM) An entertaining video that I found on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ECi6WJpbzE Before I click on it, please tell me it has nothing to do with Garth and his latest marketing project about the end of the world as we know it.

QUOTE (housingrental @ Sep 4 2010, 02:11 PM) Isn`t this invalid? You still need to serve a notice of rent increase form? Good question. I still send out the proper forms. I`m simply up front about it and everyone knows where I stand from day 1. No tension later on.

QUOTE (AlVerwey @ Sep 3 2010, 12:32 AM) Nicola, I used the low amount for next year as a selling point for my leases that are renewing this year. I told my tenants that, reluctantly, I would have to increase the rents by 2.1% but would offer them the option of a 2-year lease. Of course...