Election Platform Information
The Liberals, NDP and the Green Party have released their platforms. The information below is based on those platforms, and on the Conservatives’ platform plank releases and past actions while in power. More promises may be made by the Conservatives when they release their election platform. Updates will be posted on the CFAA website as more promises are released. TAXATION The Liberals promise to make a small tax reduction with a focus on people who earn less than $47,000 per year, and nothing...
read moreREIC Member Cheryl Gray, CPM® Named 2020 IREM President
The Real Estate Institute of Canada (REIC) celebrates the installation of Cheryl Ann Gray, CPM® as 2020 IREM President. Cheryl, who is the first Canadian and first non-U.S. individual to become IREM President, was inaugurated during the 2019 IREM Global Summit in San Francisco last week. “This is exciting news for Canadian property and asset managers as well as members of the Institute, as we see dedicated professionals in our community recognized on a global scale,” says REIC CEO Stephen...
read moreFRPO Housing Tour
This year’s annual US Housing Tour will take place in Washington, DC this October. This unique educational experience will provide our attendees with a networking opportunity on the evening of October 2nd at ChurchKey followed by a full day property tour in the metro Washington area. Representatives from the National Apartment Association as well as the local chapter; (AOBA) Apartment & Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington will be in attendance. The bus tour will include...
read moreLGBTQ2S+ Housing Needs and Challenges
The LGBTQ2S+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, two-spirit, plus) community in Canada faces unique challenges when it comes to housing. While progress has been made, many members of the LGBTQ2S+ community continue to face discrimination. Especially when accessing a safe, suitable and affordable place to call home. People who identify as LGBTQ2S+ have housing needs that are different from those of other Canadians. They need to consider how their housing will: affect their access to...
read moreRHB TV is now live!
RHB TV is the first and only news broadcast for the RENTAL HOUSING INDUSTRY. For the past 18-months, the RHB team has been hard at work developing and producing a show specific to our industry. RHB TV is a one-of-a-kind media platform, that covers industry news, market data and emerging trends. EPISODE 1 is now live! Watch it at www.rhbtv.ca
read moreOntario Government to allow landlords to increase rent by highest amount since 2013
The Ontario government’s new rent increase guideline for Toronto allows a larger jump than last year’s. Landlords in Toronto and the rest of the province will be able to increase rent by a maximum of 2.2 per cent in 2020. This means that if your rent is $1,000 a month, it can rise to $1,022 a month, from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, until next year’s guidelines are released. Last year, the maximum rent increase was 1.8 per cent and has remained below 2 per cent since 2017. This year’s increase is...
read moreSummer Reminder
As summer is upon us (hopefully arriving sooner rather than later), it’s important to be mindful of landlord and tenant rights around air-conditioning. Section 123 of the Residential Tenancies Act states that, “A landlord may increase the rent charged to a tenant for a rental unit as prescribed at any time if the landlord and the tenant agree that the landlord will add any of the following with respect to the tenant’s occupancy of the rental unit…”. Extra electricity due to the use of an...
read moreToronto – Vital Service Disruptions in Apartment Buildings
Toronto’s Planning & Housing Committee meets tomorrow to discuss a Vital Service Disruptions in Apartment Buildings report. The City emailed the details to your designated contact in their database, so you should have already received notice. The report “provides an update on measures being undertaken by the City of Toronto to respond to Council directives on apartment building safety issues identified in the St. Jamestown catchment area.“ We have all closely followed...
read more2019 Residential Tenancies Act Seminars
Date and Time: Apr 2, 2019 8:00am to May 2, 2019 12:00pm Location: Toronto, London, Hamilton, Scarborough and Ottawa FRPO will once again hold the ever popular Residential Tenancies Act seminars throughout April and May. In the last couple of years, there have been many changes in our industry. This year’s event will focus on residential tenancies in a hot rental market. Topics include ‘hot button’ issues such as rent strikes, Cannabis Act impacts, renting to roommates, rules about obligations...
read moreNotice of Entry Service Rule Corrected
Earlier in January, we notified you that the LTB Rules had changed to remove the provision of posting 24 hours’ notice of entry on the door of a rental unit and in a follow up bulletin, that the LTB advised the omission of the rule was a clerical error. We also advised that we would provide an update once the Rule was corrected. We have reviewed the LTB’s Rules and Rule 3.2 has been added to allow 24 hours’ notice of entry to be posted on the door of the rental unit. ...
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