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On December 1, 2008, the
City of Toronto launched its MRAB audit and enforcement program
which, as part of its initial one-year phase, was to provide inspection and enforcement action on 176 of the
City's rental buildings. Details of the program in 2010 are available in the staff report received by Executive Committee on February 1, 2010. An additional staff report providing details of the program's progress was before the Licensing and Standards Committee on June 25, 2010.
Please note that the information on the MRAB web pages are generally updated on the first business day of every week. For any inquiries respecting the MRAB program, please see the contact information at the bottom of this page.
Program Activity |
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Starting in January of 2010, Municipal Licensing and Standards began to report building audit program activity on the basis of buildings, as opposed to properties. This will affect the number of audits reported for 2009, when 187 buildings were audited on 165 properties. The change in reporting will not affect the number of Orders and Notices issued, nor the number of deficiencies cited.
MRAB Audit Program Activity – Dec. 1, 2008 to Apr. 26, 2013
Note: 2008 data is included in 2009 figures.
| Activity
| 2009
| 2010
| 2011
| 2012
| 2013
| Total
| Number of Buildings Audited
| 165
| 208
| 203
| 201
| 71
| 848
| Notices and/or Orders Issued*
| 1,063
| 1,143
| 787
| 609
| 195
| 3,797
| Outstanding Notices and/or Orders*
| 96
| 283
| 307
| 383
| 188
| 1,257
| Total No. of Property Standards Deficiencies
| 10,556
| 13,026
| 12,508
| 8,531
| 2,825
| 47,446
| Outstanding Property Standards Deficiencies*
| 728
| 2,498
| 3,685
| 4,589
| 2,696
| 14,196
| Prosecutions
| 60
| 118
| 18
| 2
| 0
| 198
| Remedial Actions
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
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* These figures are for the 785 buildings for which Notices and Orders have been issued, and may vary from the number of buildings audited due to an average lag between the audit of a building and the issuance of Orders of about five (5) business days.
Current & Scheduled Building Audits - 2013 |
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January 2013
- 200 Balliol St
- 2745 Islington Ave
- 225 Morningside Ave
- 765 browns Line
- 500 Dawes Rd
- 1779 Jane St
- 277 George Street
- 39 Riverwood Parkway
- 45 Grenoble Dr
- 585 Jane Street
- 158 Kingston Rd
- 149 Sixth St
- 1 Church Street
- 5294 Dundas Street W
- 3750 St. Clair Ave W
- 10 Meadowbrook Rd
February 2013
- 400 McCowan Rd
- 500 The West Mall
- 433 Sherbourne St
- 1760 Wilson Ave
- 10 Gordonridge Pl
- 128 Sheridan Ave
- 894 Eglinton Ave E
- 31 Rockcliffe Blvd
- 291 George Street
- 100 Gamble Ave
- 1750 Wilson Ave
- 415 Willowdale Ave
- 311 The West Mall
- 435 Sherbourne St
- 2329 Kipling Ave
- 115 Foxridge Drive
March 2013
- 3460 Keele Street
- 150 St. Clair Ave W.
- 146 Sixth Street
- 892 Eglington Ave
- 545 The West Mall
- 30 Gordonridge Pl
- 6 Saranac Blvd & 30 Covington Rd
- 127 Broadway Avenue
- 32 & 34 Brookwell Drive
- 581 Avenue Rd
- 505 The West Mall
- 477 Sherbourne St
- 42 Burlington St
- 171 St. Clair Ave W
- 12 Rusholme Dr
- 640 & 644 Kennedy Road
April 2013
- 16 Albert Ave
- 1689 Victoria Park Ave
- 15 Jansusie Rd
- 2303 Eglinton Ave E.
- 1770 Wilson Ave
- 1008 O'Connor Dr
- 437 Glen Park Ave
- 161 Wilson Ave
- 2956 Keele St
- 931,935,937 & 939 Avenue Rd
- 12 Kinsdale Blvd
- 96 Gerrard St E.
- 16 Albert Ave
- 1689 Victoria Park Ave
- 15 Jansusie Rd
- 2303 Eglinton Ave E.
- 12 Sanagan Rd
May 2013
- 815 Kennedy Rd
- 160 Chalkfarm Dr
- 2897 St.Clair Ave E.
- 170 Sentinel Rd
- 46 & 50 Glen Everest
- 101 Kendleton Dr
- 70, 80 & 90 Heath St W
- 20 Fourteenth St
- 3 Swift Dr
- 5 Jansusie Rd
- 567 Ridelle Ave
- 1012 O'connor Dr
- 41 Garfella Dr
- 1617 Victoria Pk Ave
- 1450 Sheppard Ave W
- 874 Lawrence Ave E
- 180 Chalkfarm Dr
June 2013
- 1607 Victoria Park Ave
- 99 Mattson Rd
- 134 Carlton St
- 2597 Keele St.
- 1016 O'connor Dr
- 121 Kendleton Dr
- 77 Davisville Ave
- 1621 Queen St W
- 1 & 3 Wingreen Crt
- 730 St. Clarens Ave
- 1420 Kingston Rd
- 2 Superior Ave
- 1 Homewood Ave
- 2765 Islington Ave
- 876 & 878 Lawrence Ave E
- 55 Howard Park Ave
Appeals by landlords: |
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Landlords may appeal Orders issued under Section 15.2 of the Building Code Act --for violations of the City's property standards bylaw (Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 629). The Property Standards Committee meets in panels on a set schedule across each of the four City Districts.
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Etobicoke-York District Panel (includes Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, and 13)
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Agendas/Minutes
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North York District Panel (includes Wards 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 24, 25, 26, 33, and 34)
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Scarborough District Panel (includes Wards 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, and 44)
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Toronto-East York District Panel (includes Wards 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 32)
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Audit & Inspection Process: |
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Audit staff will be inspecting the common
areas, mechanical systems and grounds of the buildings they visit.
More specifically, audit staff will inspect:
- structural components;
- mechanical systems (such as heating and ventilation);
- electrical systems;
- lighting/illumination (see common element lighting protocol);
- elevators;
- emergency power systems;
- roofs;
- service and utility rooms;
- parking facilities and garages;
- security systems (such as self-closing external doors, inter-com systems);
- garbage management (such as chutes, storage and screening); and
- building amenities (such as swimming pools and recreational
areas).
Apartment Unit Inspections: |
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In addition, residents of buildings that are audited may also have their apartment units inspected, if they wish. Residents will receive a letter advising of the date and time that audit staff will be present to conduct these inspections.
Apartment Unit Complaints:
Finally, a mobile administration centre will be
available at appointed times in each of the sites being audited.
Residents may make any complaints respecting their units that have
not been addressed by the landlord.
Residents of neighbouring rental apartment buildings will also be notified of the date and time that the mobile administration office will be available to address their maintenance-related concerns.
To make the process of reporting easier, maintenance request forms are available from the mobile
administration staff, as well as by clicking on the link
below:
How
to make a complaint (in other languages)
Standard
Maintenance Request Form (in other languages)
News and Updates: |
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Reports and Resources:
- Report: Improving Housing Conditions for Tenants (June 10, 2010)
- Report: Multi-Residential Apartment Buidling Audit Program (January 18, 2010)
- Report: Regulatory Strategy
for Multi-Residential Apartment Buildings (MRABs) (October 27,
2008)
- Report: Multi-residential
Apartment Buildings Regulatory Strategy, Information Report (March
30th, 2007)
- Report: A
Framework Strategy to Ensure that Privately-owned, Multi-Unit
Residential Buildings are maintained in accordance with the
Provisions of the Toronto Municipal Code (December 10, 2003, amended by the Planning and Transportation Committee on January 8, 2004)
- Report: Protocol
for Enforcement of Property Standards and Other By-laws in
Residential Rental Apartment Buildings (April 5, 2004, amended by the Planning and Transportation Committee on April 28, 2004 and City Council on May 18, 2004)
- Report: Protocol
for Enforcement of Property Standards in
Toronto Community Housing Corporation-Owned Buildings (April 5, 2004, amended by the Planning and Transportation Committee on April 28, 2004 and City Council on May 18, 2004)
- The New City of Toronto Act
- Apartment
standards web site
- Toronto
Municipal Code
Other Links of
Interest:
Contact Us:
For general questions about MRAB program, please contact us:
MRAB - Policy and Planning Services
Municipal Licensing and Standards Division,
Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, 16th Floor, West Tower
Toronto, Ontario M5H 2N2
Email: mrab@toronto.ca
To make a complaint or to follow up on an MRAB investigation or enforcement matter, please contact 311 or the the building audit team by email buildingauditteam@toronto.ca.
Unsure who to call?
For general enquiries, to file a complaint or compliment or to provide feedback, please contact 311.
For a complete directory of division staff, click here.
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