Landlords Seeking to Rent to Trent Students

Why rent to Trent Students

Landlords Renting to Trent Students

As a Landlord in the Peterborough and Oshawa's area, you are a vital aspect to our students and their learning experiences. Having a safe and affordable living condition for our students is the number one priority for Trent's Student Housing Department.

Why choose Trent Students? 

  • Renting a room or house creates an additional income that you might not have been able to receive otherwise. 
  • Trent students in our community creates a striving economy where businesses depend on their economic support. 
  • With such a large International community it brings a culture into our society that many of us might not experience otherwise. 

Where to post your listings? 

Additional Resources 

Landlord and Tenant Rights 

Living with the Landlord 

  • Review the following resource when the landlord and tenant share common living areas. 
  • While living with the landlord or owner of the house, in order to make such a living arrangement work, you may want to review privacy laws and have clear rules spelled out in the rental agreement regarding the landlord’s expectations in terms of sharing common areas and other rules. Landlords living in buildings or units with their tenants have all the same duties under RCW 59.18.060 in the Landlord-Tenant Act.  
  • In shared living spaces, landlords do not have the right to restrict tenants’ access to the living space or common areas. Neither can they create arbitrary rule changes based on tenants’ behavior.  
  • When a tenant shares a living space with their landlord, the rules of tenancy must be stated at the beginning of the tenancy. It is highly suggested that students review the Roommate Agreement and making it a base for shared living areas.  Be sure the agreement is in writing and shared with all parties for future reference. 
  • Landlords can change the rules if you are a month-to-month tenant, but the rule changes must be in writing with 30 days’ notice, and the rule must be reasonable. 
  • Be respectful when living with others. 

Exiting a Lease 

  • Be sure the tenant and/or landlord is giving the required time to move out of the unit.  Have this in writing for reference. This can be reviewed under the Residential Tenancy Act. 
  • Inspect the residence together upon moving out to be sure of no damage and as a friendly exit to the agreement.  If there is any money owing either way this is when that can be discussed. 

Living in the Peterborough Community 

In an emergency, dial 911, a dispatcher will answer and can send Ambulance, Fire and/or Police.  This is for emergencies only but please don’t be afraid to call them. 

Living in the Oshawa Community 

In an emergency, dial 911, a dispatcher will answer and send Ambulance, Fire and/or Police.  This is for emergencies only but please do not be afraid to call them. 

Have questions or concerns please email offcampushousing@trentu.ca or visit the Landlord Self Help. 

Trent University respectfully acknowledges it is located on the treaty and traditional territory of the Mississauga Anishnaabeg. We offer our gratitude to First Peoples for their care for, and teachings about, our earth and our relations. May we honour those teachings.

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