r/TorontoRenting

My boyfriend and I have decided to move in together so we're apartment hunting, specifically for a condo in North York.

Neither of us has gone through the apartment hunting process recently - mine was the most recent pre-covid.

We were told to work with a realtor so I reached out to a friend who referred me to a realtor she uses to find renters for her own condo. This realtor asked us to fill out a rental application before showing us a unit?!?!

Isn't the entire point of a rental application to apply to rent a unit that you want to live in??? How do you know if you like a unit if you haven't seen the inside of it yet?

And how are we supposed to be okay with providing personal details like employment history and income verification like employment letters, paysubs, and bank statements to our realtor, a faceless landlord and their realtor without being under any kind of contract with either party??? Am I the only one who sees this has a huge personal data/privacy risk??

Do people actually do this?? Before covid you could go see apartments and then decide which ones you wanted to submit an application for.

We told the realtor our budget and gross household income. Are they going to ask for a blood sample next???

I have been looking for an apartment for the past couple of months, and all I can find are shared rooms with other people or a basement apartment for $1,600. Also, if I am paying over $1,000 for rent, I should be able to have at least one small pet. I have 2 small pets that do not destroy anything, and I clean up after them. They are super clean, but I have been denied a couple of apartments because of my little critters. Is it illegal to tell people that you do not have any pets, sign the least and then just bring in the pets? I understand if a person has allergies, I will not be bringing anything furry around them, but my pets are super clean and are not super loud. I am so annoyed, but I live in a pretty nice area right now, and I am happy my apartment is bigger than the typical NYC apartment. Will prices ever go down?

Hello,

I own a house that is rented out to a group of students. They cover all utilities and whatnot, house does not have AC and this was made clear before renting.

I provide some dehumidifiers in general to keep humidity down in the house. Due to the extreme heat they have purchased their own AC’s (I have no issue with this) and are trying to cool down the house. However, they are claiming it is not livable and implying it is my responsibility with possible landlord tenant board involvement.

What are my responsibilities here?

My friend is 2 months behind on rent and struggling to find a job. We thought her landlord was being nice and patient, but that person turned out to just be the property manager, and now the actual landlord is breathing down her neck

Last time she was struggling with rent, a friend advised that the eviction process takes around a year and is automatically cancelled when the tenant starts paying rent again. I'm not sure how accurate this ever was, or if it's still true. If this is the case, should she just ignore the warnings until she gets a job? If not, what are her options here?

We briefly looked into loans, but her credit score isn't great, and she doesn't want debt piling up while she looks for work.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

Edit for clarification: She does not have family to move in with, and this room is the cheapest she could find (she is already sharing a cramped basement with three other people, in a house with about seven other people). She can't abandon this room, she doesn't have other options

If landlord increases rent (eg $100) higher than guideline ($40) & tenant takes it to LTB after 6 months. Will LTB ask LL to return back entire increased amount ($100 * 6), or only illegal part ($60 * 6)? Anyone has personal experience?

Edit with additional info:

LL does not issue N1 or give 3 months notice, they just verbally tell a week before new rent day.

& unit is rent controlled.

hey! me and my friend are looking for a 3rd girl to lock in a 3 bed apartment with us downtown (garden district / queen st / core area).
we’re tryna find a spot that’s clean, cute, and not insane with price 😭 ideally everyone gets their own room.

i’m a student at tmu in my second year of fashion and my friend just graduated from tmu and is working.

we’re both
- clean + respectful (no messy vibes lol)
- down to be friendly but also do our own thing
- budget depends on the place but we’re flexible if it’s worth it. (probably gonna be 1-1.4k depending on the room you’re looking for!)

if you’re also looking and want to team up or tour places together, message me 🤍

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Hello Reddit

I'll be having to move out sometime next year, which has made me focused on what my options are gonna be moving forward.

How common are 1 bed condos or studios for less than 2k? I don't have to be downtown, I can and prefer midtown or uptown (along Yonge though if possible, not hard preference).

My personal budget was 1.7k monthly. With the market trends, would finding a place like this be considered realistic?

Two mid-twenty women looking for an apartment in Toronto! Would love to know what pockets of Toronto would be considered safe to a degree, and more or less quiet (like not King St W loud). Also any other suggestions based on personal experiences! Naturally open to being outside downtown, but not too far North, West, or East (North York, Etobicoke, Beaches to be more specific). Thank you!! :)

Our hydro went out today and came back at half power about 10 minutes later. My name is on the account, I pay the power bill.

6 years ago when the account was transferred to me, my landlord accidentally got the first bill, called me and we straightened it out, and he told me the power is all my problem. Ok.

Today I called Toronto hydro directly about the issue, and they sent a message to the metre and started a ticket and are sending a crew to investigate. They said it’s only pulling half voltage and that it’s likely an issue on their end.

I texted my landlord to ask if they would be able to access whatever they needed or if he needed to come unlock something, he called me and FREAKED out. He was insanely angry that I called them directly instead of calling him and the phone call got out of hand.

He insists that I call Toronto hydro and cancel the ticket because he’ll bring an electrician and they’ll fix it. I said im not cancelling the ticket because I have a baby and we need our power back on asap and Toronto hydro ALREADY told me they think they know that it’s their problem.

Am I in the wrong? I genuinely thought I was doing the right thing by handling it, seeing as it’s my account and I pay the bill??

Hiiii

I signed a lease and paid a deposit and now they sold the condo I was supposed to live in for July 15th

I’m looking for a ndp so unit around York or west end for 1800-2000k max

Facebook marketplace is running dry

Also I’m a full time student but I have good credit and work remotely!

Please help !

Checking around the university campus to the west, including all west end.
Budget up to 2.8k

Musts: 2BR, well-lit, no basement
Wants (a girl can dream): Parking, In-suite laundry, balcony, both bedrooms with a window (why is this so rare???), southern facing, gas stove

If anyone sees or has something to offer, please send it over! I am moving from a very sunny place and can’t stress how much the “well-lit” part means

Hi Everyone, I have a serious issue with utilities in my house. I live in the suite 2 of a house that has two suites. The sharing formula has been 45 for me and 55 for Suite 1. We are 4 in my suite and the upper suite had 5 tenants.

Now it’s over 3 months the other suite has been vacant and the Landlord is not planing to rent it cos he listed the house for sale. 

Now he expects me to cover 100% of water and gas, and 95% for electricity. He said he will pay 5% for the ongoing real estate showing that keeps going on. He said he turned of heating since it’s summer but I have absolute no control of what happens there and the suite remains connected to everything.

I did not agree and offered to pay 80% however I know there are only two ways approved for bills to be shared but I have spoken to two lawyers non of them have affirmatively told me that it was wrong or right.

Under my lease The exact words used in my lease says :

“ The Tenant shall be responsible for the payment of all utilities associated with the premises, including but not limited to Enbridge Gas, Alectra utilities, water , water heater rental and parcel of Land fees.

The Tenant shall pay 45% of the utilities bills, calculated based on the number of occupants residing in the property (55/45 split). In such cases, the utilities cost -sharing arrangement shall be adjusted to reflect the number of individuals living in the house at the time.”

He claims that since there is zero occupant in suite 1 i have to take all the responsibilities. Please is there any one that has had such experience?

Thanks

I have a fully furnished 1-bedroom condo available for sublease from December 1, 2026 to January 31, 2027 in Toronto Harbourfront. South-facing with beautiful lake views in one of the most convenient downtown locations. TTC (509/510 streetcars) is right outside the building, and you’re within walking distance of Union Station, the CN Tower, Rogers Centre, Harbourfront, Loblaws, Longo’s, Farm Boy, and Shoppers Drug Mart. Just bring your suitcase—it’s completely turnkey!

Credit check and proof of income required.

If you’re interested, please send me a short introduction about yourself (occupation, reason for your stay, and who will be living in the unit). Feel free to DM me or email mayank.topiwala@icloud.com.

Yesterday, I made an appointment to view an apartment for today. When I went this afternoon, no one was there. I called the number from the email, both Superintendent’s numbers and after 20 minutes, someone picked up telling me there would be no viewing and that there are no vacancies. They (Briarlane) told me they are using an AI scheduling system and they knew it wasn’t working. I am just letting people know to call just in case — I wasted an hour of my time in this heat all for nothing.

Hi everyone,

I'm currently renting through a property management company, and I'm wondering if anyone has successfully been transferred to another apartment in the same building because of problem neighbors.

I've reached the point where I can't take it anymore. My neighbors who their apartment is exactly beside me constantly slam their doors, smoke in the stairwell, and leave their apartment door wide open while smoking maurjuana which have strong smell and the office can't do anything about it. I have asthma, so this has been affecting my health.

My upstairs neighbors are also extremely noisy. They make loud noises almost every day which doesn'tmake any sense since all of them are adults and always at night, and today something happened that really upset me. I was outside on my balcony and had a cardboard box out there way insidethe balcony. After I went inside, my downstairs neighbor came and knocked on my door to tell me there was a cigarette butt in the box which is way inside the balcony. I'm convinced my upstairs neighbor intentionally threw it onto my balcony. This isn't the first time—about a year ago they repeatedly threw cigarette butts onto my balcony until management introduced fines for doing that. Today the cigarette butt landed deep inside the balcony inside cardboard box, which makes me believe it was thrown intentionally rather than blown by the wind becausethere wasn'tany breeze of air also the cigarette was at its full length lit. It could have started a fire.

I've reported issues before, but I'm mentally exhausted and don't feel comfortable living here anymore.

The apartment itself is in excellent condition. I've taken good care of it and even just finished repainting it, but at this point I would rather move to another unit than continue dealing with these neighbors.

Has anyone been able to convince their property management company to transfer them to another apartment? How did you approach the leasing office, and do you have any advice on what I should say?

Thanks in advance.

Hi everyone,

I'm reaching out because I'm not sure where else to turn.

I'm 24F, and my partner (23M) was first diagnosed with Stage 1 brain cancer in October. He went through chemotherapy, and he had brain surgery in January 2026.

We've recently learned that the cancer has progressed. It's now Stage 2, metastatic. We're still trying to process everything and figure out what the next steps will be, but it's likely he'll need chemotherapy and/or radiation again.

Right now, he's going through an incredibly difficult time emotionally. He doesn't want to stay with his family at the moment (he's fighting with them de to him being sick and even if he told them he was sick they probably wouldn't help financially), and due to my current rental situation, I'm unfortunately not allowed to have him move in with me. As a result, he's been living out of his car, which is heartbreaking knowing what he's may soon have to endure medically.

I'm posting here in the hope that someone might know of:

• A room for rent or a private space where he could recover safely and comfortably.
• Organizations, charities, housing programs, or patient support services in Toronto that help people with cancer who are facing housing insecurity.
• Any resources that could help us navigate this situation.

I'm carrying a lot emotionally right now, and I'm just trying to do everything I can to make sure he has somewhere safe to stay while he focuses on his treatment.

If you have any leads, advice, or resources, I would be incredibly grateful. Even if you can't help directly, please keep the comments kind. This has been one of the hardest periods of our lives, and we're simply looking for support.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Edit

I’m not a health anything I said the cancer was aggressive because it’s come back larger after he had surgery so you would assume it’s something hard to get rid of

I guess the right word would have been progressed from stage 1 to stage 2 after 6 months post op

Thank you to anyone that even read my post and sent positive messages