Ownership/Name Change
- Purchaser (new owner) full name(s)
- Vendor (former owner) name(s) (if the change is due to a sale/purchase)
- Property address
- Assessment Roll Number
- Mailing address, including Postal Code
- Sale closing date (or date of transaction for name change)
- Signature (of owner or their agent/lawyer)
We may also require the following:
- A copy of the deed
- Any supporting documents such as a death certificate or legal document for transferring a property from one name to another if applicable
- For legal name changes, a document such as a Change of Name Certificate or a Marriage Certificate.
Mailing Address Change
- Owner name(s)
- Property address
- Assessment Roll Number
- New mailing address, including Postal Code
- Effective date for address change
- Signature (of owner or their agent/lawyer)
Please fax* the details and supporting documents to 416-696-3640 or write to:
City of Toronto, Revenue Services
Ownership Updates
PO Box 4300, STN A
Toronto, Ontario M5W 3B5
If you are the owner of a property, you may also complete a Change Request Form at any one of our Tax and Utility Enquiry/Cashier counters at Civic Centres and City Hall.
Please note that as of March 1, 2012, there is a $35 ownership update fee applied to each property tax account where a change to ownership is requested. There is also a $35 fee for ownership updates on a utility account. Where requests for update on both a tax account and utility account for the same property and same ownership change are requested and processed at the same time, a fee of $50 total is charged; $25 on the tax account and $25 on the utility account. See our fees web page for additional fees that may be charged.
*Sending personal information by fax is not a secure means of transmission.
