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.
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 Checklist (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)