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
• 1st year residence guarantee
• 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)
• Sublease Agreement Template (PDF)

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)