Your landlord wants to renovate your rental home. Now what?

The term renovation has become common parlance in recent years — referring to a situation where a tenant is evicted from a rental home for renovation purposes, and the unit is re-rented for a much higher rate thereafter. As per Ontario’s Rental Tenancies Act (RTA), landlords have the right to renovate rental units, but must follow a prescribed process that has some built-in protections for tenants. While the RTA does not differentiate between necessary repairs and less urgent upgrades, it does stipulate that for a tenant to be evicted for renovations, the work must be so extensive that it requires…Continue Reading

Melbourne auctions: Majestic Ormond home renovation makes new record splash

20 Anthony St, Ormond just sets a new record for the suburb. An Ormond man whose house set a new $3.65m suburb record wanted to fly the agent to Thailand to celebrate last Saturday. The five-bedroom Californian bungalow at 20 Anthony St overtook Ormond’s previous $3m benchmark, set by 27 Leila Rd in 2021, by a whopping $650,000. Buxton Bentleigh’s Claude Mery said four bidders competed for the keys to the Anthony St abode boasting restored period features, an outdoor kitchen and a glass-tiled pool and spa. RELATED: Ormond house mural by Heide Circle artist unearthed ahead of auction ‘Go…Continue Reading

‘The Bachelorette’ Tyler Cameron Leads Amazon Home Renovation Series

Amazon is doubling down on home renovations. The streamer has ordered Going Home with Tyler Cameronfronted by The Bachelorette star. It comes on the back of series such as Hollywood Houselift with Jeff Lewis, which just aired its second season. The eight-part series launches on April 18 and comes from ITV America’s High Noon Entertainment. The hybrid reality/docuseries follows Cameron as he follows his dreams of starting his own construction and home renovation company. After the sudden loss of his mother, Tyler moved back to his hometown, Jupiter, Florida, to reunite with his family and finally achieve his goal of…Continue Reading

Where Is ‘Renovation Resort Showdown’ Filmed and Season 2 News

Scott McGillivray and Bryan Baeumler might just be our new favorite HGTV duo. The two renovation experts have taken over Sunday nights with Renovation Resort Showdowna new competition series that gives four building and design teams seven weeks and a budget of $100,000 to renovate identical lakeside cabins. The series was filmed in Campbellford, Ontario. Scott explains that, for the duration of filming, it was a closed set due to COVID restrictions. He and Bryan, who previously teamed up for Canada’s Handyman Challenge, lived in side-by-side trailers. Scott said, “Waking up with Bryan 5 feet away from my trailer, you…Continue Reading

CM house renovation row: Delhi LG seeks report, directs chief secretary to take custody of records | Delhi News

In mounting trouble for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal following reports of alleged misuse of public funds to the tune of Rs 45 crore for the renovation of his official residence, Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has sought a report into the matter. The development comes in the wake of Public Works Department (PWD) documents that surfaced earlier this week showing that Rs 45 crore was spent on rebuilding and renovating Kejriwal’s Civil Lines residence during the Covid-19 pandemic.…Continue Reading

Delhi Cabinet Sends Notice To Official Probing Arvind Kejriwal’s Home Renovation

AAP government has called for withdrawing all work from Special Secretary (Vigilance) YVVJ Rajshekhar New Delhi: Amid brewing trouble between bureaucrats and the Delhi Cabinet, the AAP government has called for withdrawing all work from Special Secretary (Vigilance) YVVJ Rajshekhar, who is probing the alleged corruption in the renovation of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s bungalow. In a reply to his superiors, Rajshekhar said he was being “prevented from performing his duties” and considered “serious threat and diversion of records” regarding sensitive matters such as the exercise policy and the chief minister’s residence renovation. He also requested that the matter be…Continue Reading

One Architect Shows Sustainable Home Renovation Is Possible in Brooklyn

When Aaron and Anna Schiller began thinking about building a new home in Brooklyn where they could start a family, Mr. Schiller knew he could use his training as an architect to his advantage. It was 2017, and housing prices were already soaring. Mr Schiller, 39, the founder of the architecture firm Schiller Projects, assumed the couple would buy something “that was relatively unattractive to the rest of the market,” so they could get a good deal. But he had another agenda. “I was seeking an opportunity to do something I couldn’t find a client to do at that point…Continue Reading