Home Is More Than a Place: A Mother’s Day Reflection

Mother’s Day is a good reminder that home is about more than just where we live…

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Legal Versus Illegal Evictions

In some of our previous blogs we have talked about legal versus illegal evictions and the available options and avenues for tenants that have been illegally evicted. We wanted to share this story of a tenant that was illegally evicted in Alberta and the steps he took afterwards. This is a great example of what you can do if you have been illegally evicted. In Norris Turner’s Case, he was economically evicted when his landlord increased his rent by over 70%. You can read his story here

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Pests, Pests, Pests!!

Let’s face it, pests can be real pests. As much as we don’t like them, they are everywhere and have figured out how to live around us and constantly try to live with us. Bed bugs, mice, spiders, flies, cockroaches, all these critters can cause significant damage in your homes so we wanted to give you some tips on how to prevent them and get rid of them.

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Move-In Inspections

A lot of you will be moving into your new place in the next few days and some of you may have already moved in. We can’t stress the importance of doing a move in inspection because any damages that are identified when you move out, may prevent you from getting your damage deposit back or could lead to a bad referral. If you can hire someone to do a professional inspection, then we think you should. However, if this is not an option for you, we’ve compiled a short list of the top ten items we think you should inspect.

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What do I need to know about Tenant and Renters Insurance?

Our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone impacted by the extreme weather conditions across the country and a special thank you to all the emergency personnel helping save lives and properties. If you don’t have tenant or home insurance, you should probably look into it. We’ve heard some horror stories from some of our group members in certain parts of Canada that have experienced property damage recently, so we wanted to give you an idea of things you need to consider when shopping around for insurance.