What is the purpose of the Residential Rental Units Licensing By-law in London Ontario?
By Ty Lacroix
(Envelope Real Estate Brokerage Inc)
What is the purpose of the Residential Rental Units Licensing By-law? The Residential Rental Units Licensing By-law has been put into place to: address sub-standard housing conditions in rental units; protect the amenity, character and stability of residential areas. By licensing rental units, the City of London will be better able to identify and remedy unsafe and/or unhealthy building conditions in smaller scale residential rental properties. Which units require a licence? Any building containing four or less rental units (including single detached dwellings, semi-detached dwellings, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes) and converted dwellings* in the city of London require a licence.Rental units in apartment and townhouse buildings are exempt. * A converted dwelling is a building constru...
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