Housing Resource Library
The Housing Resource Library holds links to all the resources and documents related to residence and renting off-campus.
RESIDENCE
NEW For information regarding residence and the University’s responses and actions related to the coronavirus (COVID-19), visit the Office of the Vice-Provost, Students FAQ page.
Residence and campus tours
- Student Family Housing tours
- St. George residence tours
- St. George campus tours are offered daily at the Nona MacDonald Visitor’s Centre
- UTSC Student Housing & Residence Life
- UTM Student Housing & Residence Life
Residence options and comparisons
- Affiliated and independent residences
- At-a-glance residence comparison chart (PDF)
- Residence donships and residence assistants
- Residence fees
- Summer residence options
Residence applications
- Important dates and deadlines
- Residence guarantee for 1st year applicants
- StarRez: Apply online for undergraduate or graduate residence and Student Family Housing
- Residence application support
RENTING OFF-CAMPUS
- NEW COVID-19 updates on the law and legal services (Steps to Justice)
- NEW Eviction requirements (Tribunals Ontario Social Justice Division)
- NEW Tenant education video series: Learn more about specific rental topics such as rental applications, tenant rights, and maintenance and repairs in our tenant education video series! We film a new one every month, so visit Facebook to find more videos.
- NEW Self-Isolation/Quarantine Accommodation Options (PDF), a list of accommodation options for campus community members who may require a place to self-isolate/quarantine when arriving in Toronto.
- NEW Food Resource List (PDF), a list of food delivery options for students in self-isolation/quarantine due to COVID-19.
The law
The Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) is the law that governs the relationship between most property owners and tenants in Ontario.
Forms
- Tenant forms database (Landlord and Tenant Board)
Living costs in Toronto
- Living expenses (City of Toronto)
- Cost of living in Toronto (Expatistan)
- Public transit fares and passes (Toronto Transit Commission)
- U of T costs estimates (U of T Enrolment Services)
- Meal plan options and costs (U of T Food Services)
- Living in Toronto notes for international students (U of T Centre for International Experience)
Finding a place
- Apartment Items List (PDF) (Student Life Housing Services)
- Apartment Viewing Checklist (PDF) (Student Life Housing Services)
- Bed bug information (City of Toronto)
- Care homes (Community Legal Education Ontario)
- Landlord Q & A (PDF) (Student Life Housing Services)
- Law, tenants need to know (Community Legal Education Ontario)
- Lease, Ontario standardized (Government of Ontario)
- Lease, sample (Federation of Metro Tenants’ Association)
- Renting a new place to live (Steps to Justice)
- Tenant insurance (Insurance Bureau of Canada)
- Tenant forms database (Landlord and Tenant Board)
- Tenant Survival Manual (Federation of Metro Tenants’ Association)
Roommates
- Roommate Compatibility List (PDF) (Student Life Housing Services)
- Roommate Agreement (PDF) (Student Life Housing Services)
- Sample Roommate Agreement (Agreements Etc)
Currently a tenant
Rent
- Rent increases (Steps to Justice)
- Printable Rent Receipts (Hoover Web Design)
Subletting and assignment
- Subletting and assignment (Community Legal Education Ontario)
- Request to sublet (Tribunals Ontario Social Justice Division)
- Sublet agreement (Tribunals Ontario Social Justice Division)
Maintenance and repairs
- Introduction to Maintenance and repairs (Steps to Justice)
- Getting Repairs Done (Federation of Metro Tenants’ Association)
- Maintenance Request form (Steps to Justice)
- Guide to renovations (Federation of Metro Tenants’ Association)
Health and safety
- Bed Bugs – Rights & Responsibilities (Federation of Metro Tenants’ Association)
- Pest Identification and Treatment Options (Federation of Metro Tenants’ Association)
- Fire prevention (U of T Facilities & Services)
- Fire safety: Low-Rise/Small Multi-Unit Residential (City of Toronto)
- Fire safety: Student accommodations (City of Toronto)
- Fire safety resources (City of Toronto)
Disputes
- Harassment and Discrimination (Community Legal Education Ontario)
- Municipal Licensing and Standards – Complaints (City of Toronto)
Moving out
Moving Out
- Moving Out (Steps to Justice)
- Moving out and the law (Community Legal Education Ontario)
- Can your landlord take your stuff? (Community Legal Education Ontario)
Eviction
- NEW Eviction requirements (Tribunals Ontario Social Justice Division)
- Fighting an Eviction (Steps to Justice)
- The Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB)