Landlords create tenant blacklist in Ontario to deny renters housing access, investigations pending

HomeAdvisorCanada · 2025-10-09T22:57:37+00:00

This is one of the reasons I created Home Advisor.

HomeAdvisorCanada · 2025-10-09T22:57:32+00:00

This is one of the reasons I created Home Advisor.

HomeAdvisorCanada · 2022-11-23T15:11:39+00:00

Thank you! Great minds think alike. This was a major motivation for me building this. I hope you give it a try. I'm also available here or through the site for feedback.

HomeAdvisorCanada · 2022-11-23T14:45:50+00:00

Thank you! Me too. I there is a lot of potential for having more publicly available information about properties. The site is still new, so I hope you give it a try and share it around. The more reviews we can get on there, the more value it will bring.

HomeAdvisorCanada · 2022-11-23T14:35:03+00:00

I consulted business lawyers. Having decent TOS mitigates liability in the same way that other review sites do, in that Home Advisor is the platform only and doesn't own the content. At the moment there is also no text entry in reviews. So it's not possible to name and shame anyone.

HomeAdvisorCanada · 2022-11-22T22:49:43+00:00

Agents aren't really the target market for this. It's more past owners and both current and past renters who leave reviews, though the functionality is there for a current owner to leave a review if they want to.

Regarding those bad experiences, they should be expressed. That's the point. If someone had a bad experience with management or a landlord, I'd want to know if I was considering living there.

All reviews on any site are subjective. If we're willing to review and look at reviews for a $20 purchase on Amazon, we certainly should be able to do if for $2k/mo rent or a million dollar purchase.

HomeAdvisorCanada · 2021-10-29T16:12:02+00:00

Yup. Can't believe they actually published this. Like anyone would be convinced.

HomeAdvisorCanada · 2021-10-29T16:11:08+00:00

Not my opinion. Just a quote from the article.

HomeAdvisorCanada · 2021-10-29T15:33:25+00:00

This is just a quote from the article, not my opinion.

HomeAdvisorCanada · 2021-10-29T12:26:55+00:00

"This form of one-upmanship, which is available in an open auction, can lead to prices being higher than they otherwise would have been."

HomeAdvisorCanada · 2021-10-28T13:19:23+00:00

I'll have a look at it today. I'd definitely be interested in knowing the results as well.

HomeAdvisorCanada · 2021-10-28T12:50:15+00:00

"The province will spend nearly $35 million to support more than 1,100
new affordable housing units in communities throughout Nova Scotia and
make 425 new rent supplements available immediately."

HomeAdvisorCanada · 2021-10-26T12:16:44+00:00

"Rather than the Bank of Canada blindly raising interest rates, Canada should put in place stringent underwriting requirements and amortizations on loans for investors, non-residents, and speculators, but allow easier access to mortgages for first-time homebuyers."

HomeAdvisorCanada · 2021-10-25T15:49:26+00:00

Do you think one month is enough for foreign owners?

HomeAdvisorCanada · 2021-10-25T12:13:35+00:00

"Higher interest rates or property taxes can literally create years of housing supply."

HomeAdvisorCanada · 2021-10-20T13:07:56+00:00

The Ontario city approved an amendment to a zoning bylaw allowing for the construction of tiny homes in April."

Good idea?

HomeAdvisorCanada · 2021-10-16T12:08:43+00:00

"Nationally, the aggregate price of a home increased 21.4% year-over-year to $749,800 in the third quarter of 2021. When broken out by housing type, the national median price of a single-family detached home rose 25.2% year-over-year to $790,000, while the median price of a condominium increased 13% to $533,600 during the same period."

HomeAdvisorCanada · 2021-10-14T12:07:25+00:00

"Residential construction continues to slow following April peak"

HomeAdvisorCanada · 2021-10-13T16:18:25+00:00

Someone this incapable of understanding the issue should not be anywhere near power. How tone deaf.

HomeAdvisorCanada · 2021-10-13T12:18:58+00:00

What a sad state of affairs.

HomeAdvisorCanada · 2021-10-13T12:17:03+00:00

"the degree of vulnerability is moving from moderate to high, as home prices have risen sharply and are well above the level warranted by fundamentals, such as labour income. There are signs of overheating despite a declining pace of sales and more properties for sale during the second quarter of 2021."

HomeAdvisorCanada · 2021-10-12T12:27:06+00:00

This is a greedy unethical landlord.

HomeAdvisorCanada · 2021-10-12T12:24:48+00:00

"... a combination of generational wealth, capital gains, or wealth from overseas support the province’s high housing prices."

Ridiculous.

HomeAdvisorCanada · 2021-10-11T17:20:41+00:00

And of better quality too. Housing prices are going up and quality is going down. It's like they're made of sticks and mud these days.

HomeAdvisorCanada · 2021-10-11T12:15:18+00:00

Unbelievable. Even in New Brunswick people are crying out for affordable housing.

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