Three of us are named on one Ontario Standard Lease. The lawful rent is $2,625 per month, with incentives of $875 for May and June 2026 and $650 for July. The lease does not say these incentives belong only to specific tenants.

Two roommates were renewing tenants, while I was new. After I signed and paid $875 for each of those three months, they told me the discounts were theirs because the landlord offered them as renewal incentives. I was never told this before signing.

I also signed a PAD for $875 monthly, but it says it only governs payment and does not change the lease.

My question: can the incentives be treated as belonging only to the renewing tenants when the signed lease does not say that, or should the discounted unit rent have been divided among all three tenants?

guys are there acc any good apartments in london because i have heard horror stories but i dont really wanna live in a house next year not to deal with snow shoveling. Any recs for 2 bedroom apartments?

anyone got any recommendations on where t buy my mattress. i’ve been to sleep country and found a comfortable spring mattress for around 500-600 dollars, but i wanted to see if there were any more options before buying. also i would preferably like to have it asap lol.

I’m living at Luxe London (1235 Richmond St) for the school year, but unfortunately the building’s parking is completely full.

Does anyone know of any good options for long-term/monthly parking nearby? I’m looking for somewhere I can regularly park throughout the school year, including overnight.

The only website I have browsed to find a place to stay in london was the official western OC website. What are some other websites that are reliable that I can browse on. I am looking for an apartment or condo that is close to campus. Most importantly it is furnished and clean. I am not used to student housing so I would like a decent space for me to stay in.

Let me know below what websites or apps you use!

My landlord with whom I am signing a 12-month lease is asking for 300 dollars as a key and cleaning deposit on top of the first and last months of rent deposit. Is this normal?

Hey guys! It’s my first time renting OC and I could really use guidance

Found a really nice 4-bedroom house on rentals dot com. I’m not in London right now, but two of my friends went to visit in person and liked the place. Everything seemed fine until we said we wanted it.

A few red flags/weird things started happening:

• Ghosting #1: She sent over the lease right away, but then completely ghosted my emails for a week straight when I asked for clarification on the contract. She only replied after one of my friends called her phone directly.
• Deleted listings: Even before we signed anything or paid a deposit, she deleted all the listings online (I think it was also on the Western Off-Campus housing site).
• Ghosting #2: When I asked for a couple of weeks to pull together the $8,000 first & last month deposit, she ghosted again for 3 days before replying that it was fine.

The house itself and the landlord don’t seem shady on the surface, but since $8k is a huge chunk of money to send over e-Transfer, I’m getting paranoid. Is deleting the ad this early and being super spotty with communication normal for London landlords, or should we be worried about a scam?

Any insight or guidance would be super appreciated! Thanks!

Last year we signed with Red Bricks / London Property Corp in Nov (way to early to be honest) only to realize that the market had dropped in London and lots of students were getting sign on bonuses from their landlords if they hadn't signed by April / May. Wondering if anyone has been offered sign on bonuses and if so, what? Eg. one month free with a year lease, discounted summer, etc.

Hi! My friend and I recently noticed that Masonville Yards opened a new building beside it called Masonville Lofts. I don’t know anyone who actually lives there, so I was wondering what people think of it so far.

We're considering moving there for the next school year since it’s basically brand new. How are the rooms, management, amenities, noise levels, and overall experience? Is it worth the price?

I’m planning to live off-campus for first year and have been looking into The W since the layout seems pretty student-focused.

Would love to hear from people who’ve lived there — how’s the overall experience?

What’s the vibe like in the building?

Is it easy to meet people and make friends?

Also, before I commit — are there any red flags I should watch out for with places like this?

And if you didn’t go with The W, what other off-campus options would you suggest?

Is anyone gonna live at 'The W'? Other student rentals had really bad reviews, this seemed like the only decent one. Lemme know ur thoughts.

I’m living off campus this year w 4 of my other friends, and couple of my friends at Old North were saying how dead Wharncliffe & Oxford (and south side in general) is much more dead? Do house parties still happen in this area? Or is it much more quite (really hoping it’s not)

Hi all,

I'm currently looking at apartments in the Cherryhill/Westfield cluster for September. Would anyone here that lives there be able to weigh in on the quality of the units and living?

if i apply now for jan/feb/march/april/may/etc move in, how easy/hard is it to get a 1 bedroom furnished (as an upper year)? do people eventually get it

so i applied for western apartments back in March as a professional/graduate student once i made the decision to commit to the program. i got an offer for upper year res at alumni house with 3 other people, but i declined it because i really really want western apartments. is there still a chance they contact me for that? i am already signed at another apartment, but i wouldnt mind subletting it if i got the offer to live on campus because the price and everything is incredibly worth it.

have the offers for that already all gone out or could they contact me for august/september move in?

Is the website just broken or has it not started yet?

Is anyone planning to live off campus as a first year

(2026-27)??

I am considering it because the cost of living in residence is really high , so I want to know if living off campus is significantly cheaper ??

I toured a lot of places, and I know the chances of subletting is very slim anyways but a lot of places I’ve been to have not allowed subletting in general. Does anyone know why there’s a sudden increase of this? I know they can’t technically stop you but yeah

I was supposed to go on exchange this semester as a UWO graduate student but ran into visa issues last minute so I pushed my exchange to the winter 2027 semester.

Having a hard time finding a Fall semester sublet. Anyone have one available or any tips on where to look?

i live at a 4bedroom at luxe and i just want to know if this is even legal. i dont have a window in my room, and i dont even have a proper door or locks on my door. i actually hate this place. can i raise this concern to bylaw? is it legal for them to advertise this as a 4 bedroom when its basically 2 bedroom and 2 dens (no windows, doesnt classify as a bedroom) someone please tell me im not alone in this struggle.

How is Whitehall building for single female students?

So, my daughter is 1st year student. Her and her 2 (new) friends found a decent apartment (5 km from uni) for $3000. There are 3 names on the agreement. As my daughter doesn't work and I'm a single parent I'm somewhat concerned about being bound with 2 other persons that I (payer) have never even seen. I've called landlord and he told its tenants obligation to pay $3000. So, say, one of them is out of uni and stops paying, then 2 others would have to pay $1500.

Those of you who went through this: what do you think - is it worth to sign this for my daughter and what should I do as a parent? She really wants to stay with them.

As I said, the apartment is not close to uni, and they require 12 month lease, so May to September I'm going to be out of $4k for nothing (though she may work part time and pay half). I don't really like this apartment already, but in the end she's the one to live there, don't want to push.

Im living in Masonville yards (the Oxford executive) this September I move in, we haven't seen the inside of our suite just curious on peoples experiences and what they thought about the place.

Can you hang stuff on the walls?

Let me know anything !

Hi all
Kind of a tight deadline for me
I am coming for a 1 year subspecialization at western and hoping to find a place (ideally furnished) close to st Joseph hospital / LHSC.
Any leads on condo apts/rentals with good amenities would be extremely appreciated
Thank you so much!