25 articles on realmilitaryflix tagged "renting."
25 articles
Average asking rents in Canada have dropped for 24 months in a row, and landlords are offering free months and perks again. Here is how to use a softer market, whether you are signing a new lease or staying put.
Canada's open banking law passed in March 2026 and its draft rules closed for comment in August. It could finally let years of on-time rent count toward a renter's credit. Here is what is real, what is still proposed, and what to do now.
There is no general federal deduction for rent, but Ontario, BC and Quebec all pay renters through the tax system, and self-employed renters can deduct part of their rent. Here is who qualifies and how to claim.
A leaking ceiling, a dead fridge, no heat in January. Here is the order of operations that gets most repairs done, and the one shortcut that can backfire on tenants.
Since September 21, 2026, Ontario landlords can serve a 7-day notice for unpaid rent, skip own-use compensation with 120 days' notice, and more. Here are the seven changes that matter most to tenants.
Whether your landlord can raise the rent by 2 per cent or 20 depends on your province, and sometimes on the year your building was first lived in. A plain guide to the rules in the four largest provinces.
A rental application can ask for permission to pull your credit report. Here is what is on it, what is not, what you are entitled to refuse, and how to prepare if your file is thin or bruised.
British Columbia landlords can raise rent by no more than 2.2% in 2027, the seventh year in a row the cap has stayed at or below inflation. Here is how to check your notice and what help BC renters can claim.
Your landlord’s policy covers the building, not your laptop, your sofa or the neighbour’s ceiling when your tub overflows. A short case for renters’ insurance, and what to check before you buy it.
Canadians without a mortgage are missing payments at roughly three times the rate of mortgage holders. Here is what the latest Equifax and Bank of Canada numbers say, and how a renter can stay on the right side of them.
First and last month’s rent is the number everyone plans for. The truck, the overlap, the hydro deposit and the new shower curtain are the ones that empty an account.
Rent is the same cheque every month, but the year around it is not, so I tracked twelve rent days to see where the real pressure points were.