88 Sample Crescent, Anytown ON
The usual first steps of renting a home or a unit in it in Ontario, each with its official page and the date we read it, beside what public records show for the address. It is not legal, tax or insurance advice: the Landlord and Tenant Board, the Canada Revenue Agency and an insurer or broker answer those.
- Flagged
- Permits and renovations
The checklisteach step with the official page, read 5 Nov 2026
Before renting
- The town's rules for a rental unit
Some towns license rented units or ask each additional unit to be registered, with a fee and an inspection; the rule for this address, the units the zoning permits and the permits on file are on this page.
Rental and home business rulesExtra units allowedPermits and renovationsRental licensing, city by city
- Carbon monoxide and smoke alarms
In rental units, landlords are responsible for “installing and maintaining carbon monoxide alarms”, testing them each year, when a battery is replaced and at each change of tenancy, and giving the tenant the maintenance instructions (the Province's page, updated 30 December 2025). The Fire Code has its own rules for an existing house with two units; the local fire department answers questions.
Fire hydrant and fire stationOntario: carbon monoxide safetyOntario Fire Code, O. Reg. 213/07
- Insurance for a rented home or unit
An insurer's application asks whether the home or a unit in it is rented; the insurer or a broker answers what a policy covers.
Basement flooding and sewersInsurance and a home: the records
The lease
- Ontario's standard lease
“The standard lease is required for most residential tenancy agreements signed on or after April 30, 2018”, with exceptions such as care homes and most social housing (the Province's guide, updated 27 October 2025). A tenant who asks for it gets it within 21 calendar days (the Province's page, updated 18 September 2026).
Ontario: guide to the standard leaseOntario: renting in Ontario, your rights
- Rent increases
In most cases at least 12 months after the last increase or the start of the tenancy, with written notice on the proper form at least 90 days before. The guideline is 2.1% for 2026 and 1.9% for 2027; new buildings, additions and most new basement apartments first occupied after 15 November 2018 are not subject to it (the Province's page, updated 23 June 2026).
- The Landlord and Tenant Board
It resolves disputes between landlords and tenants and ends tenancies; its forms, filing steps and fees are on its own pages.
After the first rent
- Reporting rental income
The Canada Revenue Agency's guide T4036, Rental Income, is for individuals and partnerships that own rental property, and explains Form T776, Statement of Real Estate Rentals (the CRA's page, modified 27 March 2026).
- Tax, water and the services
Who pays which utility is set in the lease. The tax rate, the water and sewer rates, the distributors and the collection day for the address are on this page.
Property tax rateWater and sewer ratesElectricity and gasGarbage, recycling and green bin
The recordseach with its source, the data's date and the date we read it
Rental and home business rules
Note
Short-term rentals are allowed only in a host's principal residence, with a City permit. A rental housing licence is required for each rented unit. The zoning by-law permits a business run from the home by a resident, with one employee who lives elsewhere (sample).
Condo rules can add limits that aren't public.
Source: City short-term rental, rental licensing and zoning by-laws (sample) · data date 2026 · read 29 Sep 2026
Extra units allowed
Note
The by-law permits up to 4 units on this lot, including a garden suite.
Source: Planning Act s.16(3); City zoning by-law (sample) · data date 2026 · read 29 Sep 2026
Zoning
Facts
Zone R3, residential. Maximum height 11 m.
- Zone
- R3
- Maximum height
- 11 m
- Maximum lot coverage
- 35%
- Minimum lot frontage
- 12 m
- Parking zone
- Zone B
Source: City zoning by-law (sample) · data date 2026 · read 29 Sep 2026
Permits and renovations
Flagged
3 permits on record. The 2019 basement underpinning permit is still open.
- 2008
- Deck · closed
- 2014
- Basement finish · closed
- 2019
- Basement underpinning, est. $85,000 · open
Work done without a permit doesn't appear in these records.
Source: City building permits (sample) · data date 28 Sep 2026 · read 29 Sep 2026
Building size from City maps
Facts
Main building footprint about 118 m², about 8.5 m tall. A detached garage shows as a separate 24 m² footprint.
- Main building footprint
- ≈118 m² (not floor area)
- Height
- ≈8.5 m
- Other structures
- Garage ≈24 m²
Measured from the City's 3D building model, not the floor area of the home.
Source: City 3D building massing (sample); Open Database of Buildings, Statistics Canada · data date 2023 model · read 29 Sep 2026
Fire hydrant and fire station
Facts
Nearest hydrant 45 m. Nearest fire station 1.2 km. Home insurance forms often ask for these.
Source: City hydrant and fire station data (sample) · data date 2025 · read 29 Sep 2026
Basement flooding and sewers
Note
Inside Basement Flooding Study Area 12. The street has a separated sewer.
- Study area
- Area 12 (study complete)
- Sewer type on this street
- Separated (storm and sanitary)
The City's study-area map is approximate and not for engineering.
Source: City basement flooding study areas and sewer map (sample) · data date 2025 · read 29 Sep 2026
Property tax rate
Facts
The 2026 residential rate is 1.10% of assessed value (sample figure).
Multiply it by the assessment on the seller's tax bill to estimate the yearly bill.
Source: City tax rate by-law (sample) · data date 2026 · read 29 Sep 2026
Water and sewer rates
Facts
2026 water and sewer charges: $4.20 per cubic metre plus a fixed monthly charge (sample figure).
Source: City water rate by-law (sample) · data date 2026 · read 29 Sep 2026
Electricity and gas
Facts
Electricity from Anytown Hydro; natural gas from Enbridge Gas (sample).
Source: Ontario Energy Board distributor service areas · data date Jan 2026 · read 29 Sep 2026
Garbage, recycling and green bin
Facts
Collection is on Tuesdays. Recycling and garbage alternate weeks.
Source: City waste collection schedule (sample) · data date 2026 · read 29 Sep 2026
Parking and snow clearing
Facts
No on-street permit parking area. Sample Crescent is a residential plow route, cleared after main roads.
Source: City permit parking areas and winter maintenance classes (sample) · data date 2025 · read 29 Sep 2026
Transit stops
Facts
3 bus stops within 400 m, on routes 7 and 12.
- Main St at Sample Cres
- 140 m · routes 7, 12
- Main St at Oak Ave
- 230 m · route 7
- Oak Ave at Elm St
- 380 m · route 12
Source: Transit agency GTFS schedules (sample) · data date Sep 2026 · read 29 Sep 2026
Internet speed
Facts
Up to 1 Gbps download advertised on this road segment.
Source: Government of Canada National Broadband Data · data date 2026 · read 29 Sep 2026
Sources
| Source | Records | Data date |
|---|---|---|
| City short-term rental, rental licensing and zoning by-laws (sample) | Rental and home business rules | 2026 |
| Planning Act s.16(3); City zoning by-law (sample) | Extra units allowed | 2026 |
| City zoning by-law (sample) | Zoning | 2026 |
| City building permits (sample) | Permits and renovations | 28 Sep 2026 |
| City 3D building massing (sample); Open Database of Buildings, Statistics Canada | Building size from City maps | 2023 model |
| City hydrant and fire station data (sample) | Fire hydrant and fire station | 2025 |
| City basement flooding study areas and sewer map (sample) | Basement flooding and sewers | 2025 |
| City tax rate by-law (sample) | Property tax rate | 2026 |
| City water rate by-law (sample) | Water and sewer rates | 2026 |
| Ontario Energy Board distributor service areas | Electricity and gas | Jan 2026 |
| City waste collection schedule (sample) | Garbage, recycling and green bin | 2026 |
| City permit parking areas and winter maintenance classes (sample) | Parking and snow clearing | 2025 |
| Transit agency GTFS schedules (sample) | Transit stops | Sep 2026 |
| Government of Canada National Broadband Data | Internet speed | 2026 |
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