Fire in an Ontario Rental: What Landlords and Tenants Must Do
Smoke and CO alarm duties under Ontario's Fire Code, and what happens after a fire: repairs, frustration, rent, moving back, entry, tenant-caused damage and insurance.
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Smoke and CO alarm duties under Ontario's Fire Code, and what happens after a fire: repairs, frustration, rent, moving back, entry, tenant-caused damage and insurance.
Most people size up a rental by its mortgage. But the mortgage is the smallest surprise in the deal. What actually decides whether a rental cash-flows is the carrying-cost stack underneath it — property tax that swings from about 0.77% in Toronto to roughly 1.37% in London, insurance that runs $1,500 to $2,500 a year a
A homeowner policy does not cover a rental — most Ontario landlords learn that one the expensive way. This guide covers what standard landlord insurance actually includes (structure, liability, lost rental income), what the common endorsements add (sewer backup, overland flood, legal expenses), what a typical policy co
At the Landlord and Tenant Board, paralegals and lawyers hold the same regulator, the same insurance, and the same right to appear — so the hiring decision isn't about prestige. It's about scope (only lawyers appear at Divisional Court), specialization (LTB-focused paralegals live in that tribunal), and fee structure (
Can your Ontario landlord make you get tenant insurance? There's no law that requires it — but a landlord can make it a condition of your lease, and once it's in a signed lease, it's enforceable. Here's what tenant insurance actually covers (your stuff and your liability, not the building), what a landlord can and can'