r/OntarioRentals

As the title says, why do almost all rentals have kitchens that are not fit to accommodate even one person? Just because you are renting, doesn't mean you don't have stuff. There's usually a single sink, and a tiny one at that. Makes doing dishes (without a dishwasher which I know is a luxury) difficult. And it's such an easy fix. Not to mention zero counter space. I might live alone, but still have the same amount of small appliances as if I had a family. I still need space to put things. I don't think it's such a huge ask.

i'm going to keep things vague here in case something weird happens, but basically my dad is finishing up signing a rental agreement for a property in orangeville, and the person he's been communicating with just sent him a large document in addition to the rental agreement.

at the end of this document the woman that my dad has been talking to has slapped a 1600$ fee for her "Services" ... which is about half the rent of the property.

my dad's not made of money right now so this came as a shock to him, and the way he explained it made me think it was a scam, or at least a way to get extra money out of people who don't know any better.

please let me know if he can just ignore this ludicrous fee, cause all that she's been doing is being a middleman for the landlord, surely that means the landlord should be paying her??

thanks

EDIT: forgot to mention that my dad is fairly sure she didn't disclose this fee up front

EDIT 2: OKAY so everything is good, the realtor didn't tell my dad that the form that she sent is for both landlord and tenant? It's really weird but she says that he doesn't have to pay. She may just have bad communication skills.

Me (22F) and my partner (23M) are currently looking at renting our first place together. We’ve toured about 6 places and found one that we really liked. We submitted the following to our realtor: a credit report, recent pay stubs, letter of employment, and a drivers license (for identification purposes). Our credit scores are both good, we both make enough money for this $2600/month listing, no criminal record, and also have been together for almost 7 years (known eachother for 10 years). We were recently rejected for the listing unit we were interested in because the listing agent had some concerns about us “separating” and who would take on the rent from there. For context, we are also a black couple, and we suspect that our age and race might have played a factor in being denied the place (not confirmed, so please no ignorant comments regarding how I’m trying to play the racism card). My and my partner were a bit upset that we did not get approved, but we did see another unit in the building that we might take a look at. Any advice on how we should move forward with any other listings we are interested in?

TO ADD: We are from Canada, credit scores are over 700 and 800, we both make hourly pay + commissions.

I don't think I really care either way. I've just always paid rent via post-dated cheque my whole life. But I'm wondering, is there anything I need to be aware of about switching from cheque to pre-authorized debit?

Thank you.