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Attention Cottagers: Help us find our dream summer cottage rental in Ontario

durga — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:24:50 -0800

What's a good method to find a summer cottage rental on Lake Huron or Georgian Bay? We are looking to rent a waterfront cottage for two weeks in the summer with our parents. Our son will be two in the summer so we would prefer to rent a cottage on a sandy, shallow shoreline. In the past, we have spent time at cottages near Kindcardine and Wasaga (Allenwood) beach and we LOVE those areas. We also have a Wheaten Terrier that would love to join us on our vacation.

Our ideal rental would have the following features:
- sleeps 6-8 people
- 1 - 2 bathrooms
- outdoor shower
- pet friendly
- child friendly
- large deck
- waterfront/beach access
- one king bed for the folks
- located on a sandy beach

I'm having trouble finding a good cottage rental site. I know we're a bit behind as most people book a year ahead of time.

Can anyone recommend how to find our ideal rental? What has worked for you in the past?

Thanks!!

Can my landlord really kick me out?

krunk — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:19:28 -0800

My landlords want to kick me out and move into my apartment. They gave me the 60 days notice, but I have some questions about the validity of their notice. I was checking out the Residential Tenancies Act, and it seems that there is a clause that says they can't move in unless they have previously lived there (72 b), which they haven't.

Also, they said they would rather take over the apartment of the guys who live upstairs, but can't because they have a lease until March 2010. Since we are on month-to-month, they said they could take over our place instead.

Are either of these things true? Could they in fact take the other apartment instead?

In The Zone

DecemberRaine — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:47:40 -0800

My fiance and I made the mistake of renting from a young friend of mine who just bought her first house here in London, Ontario, Canada. We have been here since November 1st with nothing but trouble - construction which pushed back our move-in date by two weeks and then continued for weeks afterwards, incredibly loud dogs (she has 3 dogs upstairs who are almost always in cages) not to mention domestic fights from upstairs. We were supposed to have heated tile floors, but they do not work and we have lost all hope that they'll be fixed and to top everything off, our fridge has stopped working 3 times now and the process of getting it fixed has

Now we have found out the the next door neighbour has "reported" us - apparantly she bought the house under the assumption that it was already zoned for a 2-family dwelling, and it isn't. We are being told that they have to come in and remove our fridge, stove, and apartment door "just for the day" when the inspector comes, to convince the inspector that we are simply two couples who have known eachother for a long time and are sharing one house with a single kitchen.

Obviously, this sounds like bad news and dirty business to me. The inspector will be here March 3rd and I need to know first and foremost what the dangers are if (s)he doesn't believe this sad attempt at bypassing the zoning law. Can they force our eviction until proper zoning is achieved? Should we demand some kind of rental discount? Should we break our lease and get out as fast as we can (we have a 10 month lease that is up the end of August)?

What do you wish you knew before becoming a landlord?

smitt — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:25:58 -0800

I've been thinking a lot about buying a property and renting it out. I have a good grasp on a lot of the essentials, but I was hoping for some input from hive mind as to what I should be prepared for, what I should have ready, and how best to handle being a landlord. I have already coverred a lot of the basics. I'll be doing this in the southern Ontario region, where I live. I have been spending hours upon hours on the CMHC website, and they have a ton of information, statistics, and more.
I am not worried about the mortgage, as I am involved with mortgages in my career and am very familiar.

What I'd love to hear is what sort of things you wish someone had told you before you bought a rental property.
I'd love to know what you wish you'd had ready ahead of time?

Thanks!