Privacy
You should contact them if you believe you have been scammed.
Who is UofT Campus Safety?
You should have this with your roommate(s).
What is a House Meeting or Roommate Agreement?
This is due at the first of each month (unless another date is specified in the lease).
What is rent?
This provides information about and answers questions about the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA).
What is the Landlord and Tenant Board?
You should meet this person in-person before renting.
Who is the landlord?
Ads asking for these two pieces of information is a sign of identity theft.
What is your SIN and banking information?
You should ask your roommates how these four things will be shared.
What are public spaces, appliances, utilities, and Internet?
This contract may be month-to-month, 6-month, or yearly.
What is the lease?
You can contact this if you are in need of legal aid.
What is UofT's Downtown Legal Services?
You should visit the property at these two times of day.
What is daytime and nighttime?
This information is needed by a landlord to run a credit check.
What is your full name, date of birth, and current address?
The landlord can ask you this question about possible future tenants.
What is "Who and how many people are interested in living here?"
You should be wary of this.
What are too-good-to-be-true rent rates?
Your landlord needs to give you this much notice before entering the property.
What is at least 24 hours notice before the time of entry?
All doors and windows on the property should have these.
What are functioning locks?
The landlord can ask you these 9 questions during the tenant selection process.
What are questions about (1) your income, (2) if you work, and where you work, (3) how many people will be living with you, (4) the names of people who will be living with you, (5) if you have pets, (6) if you smoke, (7) permission to do a credit check, (8) references from past landlords, and (9)
(in some cases) if you have a guarantor or co-signer
This is where serious disputes between roommates are handled.
What is small claims court?
You need this if you don't have a guarantor.
What is a Canadian bank account?
This is the legal minimum air temperature in the property from September 15 to June 1.
What is 21 degrees Celsius?
You should never rent without doing this.
What is seeing the property?
The landlord cannot ask you these 8 questions during the tenant selection process.
What are questions about (1) if you are pregnant or have children, (2) if you plan to have children, or if you plan to have more children, (3) if you are married, single, or divorced, (4) your religion or ethnic background, (5) your sexual orientation, (6) if you get welfare or other public assistance, (7) if you have a disability, (8) your age, and (9) if you are a Canadian citizen?
This does not apply if you move in with the property owner and/or the property owner's family.
What is the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA)?
You should never pay rent with this.
What is cash?
This person must fix or replace anything that is in bad condition or does not work properly.
Who is the landlord?
The property needs to have these fire safety measures.
What are a fire escape and a functioning smoke detector outside of sleeping areas and on every floor of the property?