Renting a Home

      Renting a Place to Live


You're prepared to look for a place to live and you have an appointment to visit a prospective rental accommodation. The information in this section will help you evaluate accommodations:

Evaluating Your Options When choosing a place to live, careful evaluation of prospective accommodations is important. Worksheets are also provided to help you plan your search and evaluate different rentals.

Choosing a Safe Place to Live
Highlights safety issues to consider when looking at rental accommodations, from neighbourhood crime to security of the building and the actual living space.

The Rental Agreement
Outlines key elements of rental agreements and highlights where you can find information specific to the province or territory of your new residence.

Deposits
Provides an overview of rental deposits, explaining what the landlord can require and their uses.

Healthy Living and Household Hazards
Looks at the general quality of living spaces, including air, water and possible problems/toxins.

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Mike has answers to your questions and more professional tips to make your real estate transaction more pleasurable. Call or e-mail Mike or click on "Ask Your Own Questions." Mike can send you information on any Property Listed For Sale on the Multiple Listing Service in the Ottawa area. If you would like him to help you locate a home, please fill out his Information Request Form. Surfing the Real Estate Board's web site or MLS.CA and found a house that you like but doesn't give you the civic address. Mike can also help. Just fill out his Would like an address form, please ! Or perhaps you are considering selling your home in the near future, he can also offer you a Free No-Obligation Market Evaluation Form.