landlords

Snowbirds after the Storm

David Koch — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 18:33:59 +0000

In post-crash Florida, Canadians are part of a growing class of landlords

BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA—Corporations and wealthy investors have been buying up the glut of homes repossessed by banks since the subprime mortgage crisis began in the US in 2007, netting bungalows for the price of a pickup truck and then renting them back to locals.

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Rental rules get overhaul

Natascia Lypny — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 20:34:22 +0000

It’s been a decade since the Residential Tenancies Act got a facelift, and on Nov. 15, changes took effect to the law that governs rentals.

Landlords and tenants should get acquainted with the tweaks to subletting rules, the process for rent increases, reasons for ending a lease, security deposit interest rates and late-rent
payments.

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My Life on Income Assistance

bsichel — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:43:08 +0000

Not many housing choices are available for $535 per month

My name is Kendall Worth, and I am writing this article from my personal experiences of being a resident of North End Dartmouth for the past 11 years of my life. This article will explain how Income Assistance works, and how my life, and particularly my housing situation, is affected by having to rely on it.

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