I have already covered the topic of renting a house but in this post want to give some useful information about rights and obligations of a tenant . A key thing to know when you enter into a lease agreement (usually annual), is that everything that may or may not have been stated on the contract has no value unless it complies with the laws governing the relations between owners and renters, available at the Residential Tenancies Act . In general, I emphasize a few things you should know. Quando si affitta un appartamento o una casa, spesso il landlord richiede, oltre il primo e l'ultimo mese di affitto in assegno circolare, 10 assegni post datati per i restanti 10 mesi di affitto. Gli assegni post datati non sono illegali qui in Canada ma il tenant ha, per legge, il diritto di non condividere questa tipologia di pagamento e magari mandare su base mensile l'assegno richiesto. Voglio ricordare che il padrone di casa, una volta ricevuto gli assegni (primo, ultimo ed altri eventuali) ha l' obbligo di consegnare le chiavi di casa, eventualmente in duplice copia , così come chiavi, fob o card per accedere in the building. From the time the tenant enters into the home owner has no right to enter the apartment itself. The laws governing the relations between landlord and tenant emphasize the importance of being able to enter the house by the owner, only in an emergency. For the rest of the landlord is obliged to give advance notice of at least 24 hours and a valid reason.
the end of a lease , usually a year, the tenant is free to choose whether to renew the lease for another year, perhaps reaching a suitable financial agreement with the landlord, or pay on a monthly basis and have right to leave the apartment just by 60 days notice. From many points of view, the second solution is the easiest because you are not "locked " one-year contract, practically impossible to withdraw.
Regarding the rent increase that can be asked only once every 12 months and must be given a notice by the landlord of at least 90 days. Are there any guidelines that are set each year by the province of Ontario, they provide exactly what the rent may be increased. For the year 2010 for example, a tenant can would increase the rent of 2.1% . Every year, this rate varied and sometimes very rare say, can go negative causing a decrease of the rent itself.
In general, when you rent a house there are many points to consider: location, neighborhood, condition of the apartment, amenities around the palace, laundry at home or in the basement , proximity to the workplace, etc. etc. But what is most important, from my point of view, is whether the expense of will or will not ever have a problem during all 12 months of lease, considering how expensive here in Toronto the cost of living!
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