#106: ONT Landlord Watch - Fair & Balanced Housing w/Kayla Andrade

<p class="p1">Before this week’s show, Gary answers a question he’s getting a lot - is NOW the time to flip my property?</p> <p class="p1">Gary chats this week with Kayla Andrade from OLW, Ontario Landlord Watch. A big topic discussed was COVID and can you evict tenants during these times; can the landlord move in; the owner sells the propter and the new owner wants to move in; the different forms used for eviction; Bill 184 and what was in it; cash for keys; and the landlord credit bureau! If you’re a new or potential investor this is a MUST listen!</p> <p class="p1"><strong>WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:</strong></p> <ul class="ul1"> <li class="li1">The correct procedure for evicting a tenant for owner occupation during covid times</li> <li class="li1">Why you must give tenants leaving one month credit</li> <li class="li1">How hearing dates for evictions are taking place</li> <li class="li1">Why Zoom landlord/tenant hearings are here to stay</li> <li class="li1">How OLW came to me after a municipality decided to make landlords responsible for delinquent tenant utility payments</li> <li class="li1">Why their biggest priority is the backlog in landlord/tenant board</li> <li class="li1">Why they want the Residential Tenancy Act needs to be overhauled</li> <li class="li1">Why tenant screening is incredibly important</li> <li class="li1">If you screen in good tenants, the LTB is of less concern</li> <li class="li1">Why non-payment of rent is the biggest issue why new investors avoid the market</li> <li class="li1">The landlord credit bureau helps landlords report tenant rent payments, and helps build tenant credit</li> <li class="li1">You can also report damage to rental units</li> <li class="li1">You can check with other landlords on the bureau about tenants as part of screening</li> <li class="li1">Why landlords must attempt payment arrangements with tenants before eviction</li> <li class="li1">You don’t need permission to record delinquent rent, but do need permission to report on time payments</li> <li class="li1">Making su