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tabl of contnts who? what? wh? 1 Wlcom to MontEal 3 Zon Map 4 Mto Map 5 knowing what ou want Th Gat Apatmnt Sach 8 Apatmnt Chcklist 12 Tlphon Numbs 14 Saft and Scuit 15 Roommat Talk Roommat Qustionnai 1 Roommat Agmnt Joint Tnanc how? wh? 17 lgal STUFF Rights and Rsponsibilitis 18 Th Las 20 Rnting 22 Obligations 23 Sublt and Las Tansf 24 Sublt Scams 25 Advocac Oganiations 2 Tlphon Numbs WHEN? 27 Now that ou hav an apatmnt Moving n Cim Pvntion Svic 28 Things You Might Nd 29 Living On You Own 30 Gn Living 31 Shopping
who? what? wh? Wlcom to montreal 1 Knowing what ou want 5 oommat talk 15
s` 1 Wlcom to MontEal An island sting in th gat St Launt Riv, Montal is a vibant and xciting plac to call hom Th old Euopan cham combind with th cosmopolitan ai of its downtown co nv fails to daw ou in With its man multicultual booughs, th is an incdibl vait of placs to liv and xplo Th a stauants to satisf all tast buds, and fstivals and vnts thoughout th a Don t fogt th musums, at gallis and thats which attst to Montal histo as a local of cultual cach Magnificnt bownstons and Euopan-stl flats sha th sidwalk with towing modn high-iss, displaing th uniqul divs psonalit of th cit Shapl dssd suits bustl about th fashion capital s downtown amongst studnts sipping and studing in cafés, and with fou majo univsitis on on island, th cit is most dfinitl studnt-findl Aft class, howv, whn th sun gos down, th books a tossd asid and th cit coms to lif Montal s nownd nightlif is an xpinc ou won t want to miss Th a bas, stauants and clubs to match von s mood thoughout th downtown aa as wll as th tnd Platau and livl Latin Quat Don t wo about staing out too lat bcaus Montal s public tanspotation sstm includs bus (including night outs on majo stts) and th vconvnint mto Not to mntion, th numous bik paths fo th nw ixi sstm o ou own biccl, mak it asi than v to find a gn wa to gt aound Visit th cit s natual wonds as wll Th bautiful Mont-Roal povids gnspac fo von to njo, with hiking tails and a mountaintop lak in th summ, and ic skating and coss-count skiing in th wint You can tak a walk along th iv on Old Montal s boadwalk o gt vn clos with a afting o kaaking advntu on th Lachin Canal
2 s th ons A/ (Milton-Pac) A shot walk to McGill; both studnts and non-studnts; big tunov fo singl apatmnt v a and ou can also find 2,3,4,5, bdooms apatmnts C/ D (Wst of campus) A shot walk to McGill; v afflunt uban aa with old homs and modn high-iss with 1-1/2 to 5-1/2 apatmnts; nts a v high, but th is a littl lss comptition E (Aound Concodia Univsit) About a 15 minuts walk to McGill; man studnts; mostl old low-is apatmnt buildings: nts a not v high and th is a littl lss comptition, som good dals a availabl F (Low Platau) A 20-30 minut walk o 15 minuts b bus to McGill; mostl 2 to 5 bdooms flats in duplxs/ tiplxs; nt is a littl high as it is a popula aa G (UQAM, th Villag) 15 to 20 minuts b public tanspotation, chap nt and mo availabilit H (Hampstad) 40 to 50 minuts b bus/ mto to McGill; afflunt Anglophon sidntial aa with abov avag nts; Mostl famil homs in which ooms a ntd J (Cot ds Nigs) 30-40 minuts b bus/mto to McGill; an thnicall divs aa with man low-is apatmnts & nt is chap than downtown, lots of availabilit K (Aound U Of Montal) 30-40 minuts b bus/mto to McGill; an thnicall divs aa with man lowis apatmnts & nt is low than downtown, lots of availabilit L (Platau, Pac Lafontain) 25 minut walk/15 minuts b bus to McGill; mostl Fancophon aa; chap nts & mo availabilit th futh ast ou go m (Mil End) 15 to 20 minuts b bus o mto to McGill; an afflunt Fancophon sidntial aa with som thnic goups; mostl duplxs and tiplxs, small apatmnt buildings and houss N (NDG, Cot St Luc) 30-40 minuts b bus/mto to McGill; a middl-class sidntial aa with duplxs/tiplxs, small apatmnt buildings and homs; asonabl nts O (Outmont) 20 minuts b bus; afflunt sidntial aa; high nts, low availabilit P (Old Montal) 15 minuts b mto to McGill; v xpnsiv lofts; condos in novatd histoic buildings R (Rosmont) 30-40 minuts b bus to McGill; middl-class sidntial aa with duplxs / tiplxs and low is apatmnt building: slightl lss xpnsiv than Mil End aa S (St Hni and Littl ugund) 15 minuts b mto to McGill; An aa that is bcoming mo popula all th tim; asonabl nts; mostl duplxs and tiplxs and man nw condos T (Town of Mt Roal) 45 to 0 minuts b bus to McGill; thnicall divs and afflunt sidntial aa; avag nts; mostl famil homs in which ooms a ntd V (Vdun, Point St Chals, La Sall) 25 minuts b mto, woking class aa is bcoming popula with studnts; low nts; good availabilit, duplxs and som nw condos W (Wstmount) 20 minuts b bus to McGill; afflunt Anglophon sidntial aa; nts a high, but good dals on ooms in homs (Pac-Extnsion) 30-40 minuts b bus o mto to McGill; thnicall divs aa with man low-is apatmnts & low nts, lots of availabilit Z Rpsnts thos aas not on ou map but can asil commut to McGill to both downtown and Mac campus Point Clai, Vill St Launt, ossad, Longuuil, Laval, tc `
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s ` 4 mto map Th bst wa to gt aound Montéal is to us th Société d tanspot d Montéal (STM), th bus and mto sstm Th Méto sstm consists of 4 lins (oang, gn, blu and llow) Fo infomation on outs, fas and oths svics visit thi wbsits at wwwstminfo
s` KNOWNG WHAT YOU WANT What a ou options? Apatmnt fo Rnt Rnting an apatmnt in th taditional sns Tms of nt a agd to in a las contactd btwn ou as a tnant and a landlod fo a fixd duation Apatmnt to Sha Popl who hav alad ntd an apatmnt and a looking fo oommats Gnall th apatmnt is funishd and ou hav accss to th whol apatmnt Apatmnt Siing n Montal, apatmnt sis a dtmind b th total numb of ooms plus a 1/2 fo th bathoom Singl Apatmnt 550 and up 850 and up 1000 and up Room fo Rnt A funishd oom in somon s hom Somtims mals a includd o kitchn pivilgs a offd Accss to th st of th hous is somtims limitd 1½ achlo o studio apatmnt On oom with a kitchntt and bathoom 2½ On bdoom with combind living oom and kitchntt OR full kitchn with combind bdoom and living oom with bathoom 3½ On closd bdoom, living oom, kitchn and bathoom 4½ Two bdooms, living oom, kitchn and bathoom 5½ Th bdooms, living oom, kitchn and bathoom ½ and up - 4 bdooms and up 5 450 and up 400 and up Shad Room fo nt Whn to stat ou sach dpnds on whn ou want to mov in Th big moving da in Montal is Jul 1st UT aound McGill ou can find Ma Spt 1st lass Availabilit Dat Dadlin fo Landlod Stats Non-Rnwal Advtising Ma 1st Janua 31st Fb o Mach Jul 1st Mach 31st Apil Aug o Spt 1st Ma 31st Apil-Spt (most landlods will find out in Apil)
s Th Gat Apatmnt Sach A How-To Guid fo finding an apatmnt in Montal 1 Chck th on-lin listings wwwmcgillca/offcampus und Sach Apatmnt Listings gin ou sach b considing what ou a looking fo (Apatmnt to Rnt/ Roommat Wantd/Room to Rnt), th aas wh ou wish to look, how much ou a willing to pa, tc T to kp ou sach as boad as possibl in th bginning to nsu ou maximum chancs fo succss You can also visit ou Usful Housing Links onlin fo mo housing latd wbsits 2 ook as man appointmnts as ou can in advanc Th k is to us ou tim as fficintl as possibl Calling in advanc to book an appointmnt nsus that th will b somon availabl to show ou th apatmnt n th cas of shad accommodations, it nabls oommats to gt togth so ou can mt thm too (Kp in mind, though, that man landlods a not availabl on wknds) 3 Kp ou options opn Whn saching, b ppad to consid apatmnts a littl outsid ou initial sach aa, o to b flxibl on oth points Montal has a gat vait of apatmnt stls and conditions at asonabl pics fom which to choos, if ou willing to look a littl futh 4 S as man apatmnts as ou can Th mo apatmnts ou s and compa, th mo infomd ou final dcision will b As much as ou ma fall in lov with on apatmnt, wait until ou hav bn to all of ou appointmnts bfo ou mak a dcision 5 Don t b afaid to ask qustions Th is no such thing as a stupid qustion! Whn viwing an apatmnt, do not hsitat to ask th landlod o pvious tnants ANY qustions that com to mind f somthing isn t obvious, it is woth asking Evn if it is obvious, asking is a good mans of vifing that ou hav th coct infomation Tust ou instincts f an apatmnt fls unsaf, a landlod sms a littl sktch, o th whol situation maks ou unas, tust ou instincts f it fls uncomfotabl now, it is not likl to impov duing ou sta 7 Apatmnt Chcklist Consult th Apatmnt Chcklist povidd in this booklt whil visiting an apatmnt Th qustions a mostl to nsu an apatmnt is in good condition, that appliancs wok, that it is clan, tc Rmmb, in Québc it is nal impossibl to bak a las, so ou want to b su of th apatmnt s condition bfo ou sign anthing, and th Chcklist is a good wa to stat 8 Tak nots Onc ou hav sn an apatmnt, WRTE DOWN ou impssions of it: th dtails of what is o isn t includd, what ou likd and dislik, tc This will b usful whn ou viw ou sach lat 9 Don t b afaid to -visit an apatmnt Onc ou hav visitd all of th apatmnts, viw ou nots and naow ou sach Think cafull about what ou likd o dislikd about ach Look at th Apatmnt Chcklist again to mind ouslf of what to look fo, and book a scond appointmnt to hav a clos look `
s` 10 Chck th Complaints ind fo ou fill out an application fom o sign a las, consult ou complaint bind to chck up on a landlod o spcific building Plas kp in mind that whil w don t invstigat th claims, if ou s pattns of complaints fo a building o landlod ou might want to kp looking Also, if ou a a studnt who has a complaint as a cunt tnant o ncountd difficultis hading into an agmnt, plas lt us know b filling out a complaint studnts hlping studnts hlps us all avoid unfotunat cicumstancs! You can also ask th cunt tnants about th landlod 11 Application Foms and Lass Consult th las infomation and Rights & Rsponsibilit pags in th booklt bfo hading into lgal tito + Plas not: an Application Fom is a P-Las Onc submittd and pocssd b a landlod, it is a lgall binding documnt You a obligatd to tak th apatmnt if ou application is appovd 12 Mak plans fo ou mov-in dat Fo mo infomation on how to mak th mov-in pocss go smoothl, plas viw th last sction of this booklt f ou wish to hi movs o put ou things in stoag, chck th Yllow Pags o sach onlin su to ask if th movs and stoag companis a full insud and if th off discounts fo studnts Ou offic also has a list of moving and stoag companis availabl Chck out ou Apatmnt Sach Vido on TV McGill s wbsit: http://wwwtvmcgillcom/nod/51 Also chck out ou Apatmnt FAQ vido http://wwwtvmcgillcom/nod/50 7
s ` 8 APARTMENT CHECKLST mpotant Points Whil visiting an apatmnt, somtims studnts do not fl comfotabl opning th fidg, closts and cupboads spciall if th tnant is still living in th apatmnt Rmmb ou a signing a 12 months contact, so chck vthing in th apatmnt u Opn th fidg and th f, is it in good condition? s it a fost-f f? f not, chck th Moving n sction of this booklt, fo how to dfost a fidg popl Tun th stov and ovn on to s if all th lmnts wok u Opn th closts (vn if th a cloths in thm), chck th ciling and walls: a th cacks o mold? n th kitchn, opn th cupboads and chck und th count to s if th is mold gowing n th bathoom it is v impotant to chck if th is mold aound th bathtub o if an tils a loos Flush th toilt and tun on th bathtub tap at th sam tim to mak su th wat pssu is good, tc u Somtims tnants & landlods will cov a hol in th wall with a nic painting, o cov shodd flooing with a nic capt, so chck ths aspcts as much as ou can u As a futu tnant ou want to chck v dtail in th apatmnt, as onc ou sign a las ou will not b abl to just bak th las bcaus th is a hol in th wall o bcaus it is disgusting und th kitchn count TP: V f Hat and Hot wat a not includd in th pic, call Hdo Québc, Ga Mtopolitain o th appopiat oil compan to find out how much it was last a You onl hav to giv thm th full addss including postal cod Ask thm about th budgt plan S Popula Svic Povids fo contact infomation Th following qustions will allow ou to valuat th valu of th apatmnt ou wish to nt 1 Walls, Floos, and Cilings A th walls, floos and cilings in good condition? Ys No 2 Windows and Doos a Do th windows opn and clos wll? b A th window fams in good condition? c A scns povidd fo th summ? d A th doos and dooknobs in good condition? Do th doos clos and lock popl? f Opn all th cupboads, do th smll must? A th an dad cockoachs o mous doppings? Ys No Ys No Ys No Ys No Ys No Ys No 3 Running Wat and Plumbing a A th sinks, th bath and th show in good condition? b s th wat pssu good fom ach fauct? c s th hot wat at all tims? Ys No Ys No Ys No
4 Hating s th apatmnt wll hatd in th wint? (Ask cunt tnants) 5 Th Kitchn and Fidg a f th is a stov in th kitchn, dos it function popl? Do th buns wok? (chck th buns and th ovn) b f th is a fidg in th apatmnt, dos it function wll? Th alcon f th is a balcon, is it in good condition? 7 Emgnc Exits, Staiwas and Entancs a A th walls, floos and cilings of th ntanc and staiwlls in pim condition? b A th floos, hallwas, and stais cland gulal? c A th mgnc xits cland gulal? 8 Th Elvato f th is an lvato in th building, dos it function popl? 9 Laund Room f th is a laund oom, is it wll maintaind? 10 Th Lawn a s th lawn suounding th building wll maintaind? b A snow and ic clad gulal duing th wint? (ask oth tnant) Ys No Ys No Ys No Ys No Ys No Ys No Ys No Ys No Ys No Ys No Ys No 9 s` 11 Th Gabag & Rccling Ask th janito o landlod who taks th gabag and ccling out Ys No 12 Scuit a Smok alam (accoding to municipal b-laws, apatmnts a to b quippd with a functional smok alam) Dos th apatmnt hav on? f not, ask th landlod to put on in and spcif it on ou las in sction E b Do th mgnc xits opn asil fom th insid in cas of an mgnc? c s th a bu, intcom o lockd font doo? d A th bas on th basmnt/gound floo? A th an xposd wis o oth shap potuding objcts? Ys No Ys No Ys No Ys No Ys No
s ` 10 Apatmnt Chcklist Chat Us this chat to hlp ou with ou apatmnt viwings apatment ONE two th fou Addss Landlod nam Phon Who showd th plac Landlod/janito/ al stat agnt Rnt p month Tm of th las Utilitis includd Hat/Hot wat/ Elcticit KTCHEN f th is a stov in th kitchn, dos it function popl? Do th buns wok? (chck buns and ovn) f th is a fidg in th apatmnt, dos it function wll? WNDOWS AND DOORS Do th windows opn and clos wll? A th windows fams in good condition? A scns povidd? Do th doos clos and lock popl? A th doos and dooknobs in good condition? Opn all th cupboads, do th smll must? A th an A
s` apatment ONE two th fou A th an dad cockoachs o mous doppings? RUNNNG WATER AND PLUMNG A th sinks, th bath and th show in good condition? s th wat pssu good fo ach fauct? s th hot wat at all tims? s th a laund oom? s it wll maintaind? s th wash and d in ou apatmnt, if s, who is ponsibl fo pais? f th a not laund facilitis in th building, wh is th closst laundomat? Smok alam ( laws, apatmnts must b quippd with a functional on) Dos th apt hav on? s th a bu, intcom o lockd font doo? A th bas on th basmnt/ gound floo windows? A th an xposd wis o oth shap potuding objcts? f th is a balcon, and is it in good condition? A th walls, floos and cilings of th ntanc and staiwlls in pim condition? 11
s ` 12 apatment ONE two th fou A th mgnc xits cland gulal? Stoag availabl in building: ik acks/ Mailbox apatment ONE two th fou Additional Nots Ovcowding Accoding to th Cit of Montal Housing cod, ou nd 85 squa mts of living spac p pson inhabiting a dwlling to avoid ovcowding Th landlod dos hav th ight to limit th numb of popl living in an apatmnt Qustions to ask duing ou apatmnt visit 1 How long hav ou had th building? 2 A th oth studnts in th building? 3 Who livs abov and blow this unit (if an)? 4 Who should contact in cas of an mgnc o fo pais? 5 A ou th own o manag o janito of th building? Dos th doo hav a dadbolt; if not could ou install on? 7 A an majo pais anticipatd in th upcoming a? 8 Hav th bn an majo pais o novations don in th past a? v TP: f ou hav a laptop, ask th insuanc compan if th cov it in cas ou gt obbd GARAGE AND RECYCLNG nfomation on th schduls of dposit and collction of houshold wast, cclabl matial, lag objcts can b found on th Cit of Montal s wbsit: wwwvillmontalqcca Fo high-is buildings, ou landlod o janito can also giv ou infomation on wh th gabag and ccling aa in ou building is Mak su to put out tash and ccling matials at th pop tim and plac othwis ou can gt a 148 fin nsuanc Fo tnant s insuanc You pants ma hav policis that cov studnts awa at Univsit f th don t and ou want to b covd, ou can contact: McGill nsus Esso nsuanc Compan 514-878-9373 o 1-800-31-1420 Mloch Monnx nsuanc Compan wwwmlochmonnxcom/mcgill Th hav spcial ats fo studnts and it is a good ida to ca insuanc fo ou blongings Fo oth companis chck in th llow pags
s` TELEPHONE NUMERS EMERGENCY & MPORTANT NUMERS u Fo Emgncis: Call 911 u To contact th polic fo non lif thatning situation o non- ugnt matt 514-280-2222 u Gas Lak f ou think th might b a gas lak in ou sidnc, call 514-598-3111 (Gas mt Emgnc) uquébc Poison Contol Cnt Call thm if ou a concn with an tp of poisoning 1-888-43-500 u Mdical Qustion: nfo Santé 811 fom a local phon (24/7) ucit of Montal 311 fom a local phon u Walksaf Ntwok 514-398-2498 f ou not fling comfotabl walking hom alon, w ncouag ou to call McGill Walksaf t is a studnt un foot patol, woking towads a saf and comfotabl nvionmnt fo all who us McGill Campus and suounding nighbohoods u McGill Nightlin 514-398-MAN Th taind studnt volunts at McGill Nightlin povid an anonmous and confidntial listning, infomation and fal svic Th a not a counsling svic, but th volunts a availabl to listn non-judgmntall, to talk and to povid infomation, whth ou want th numb of a good pia dliv plac, th thm song fo Gowing Pains o just to tll somon about ou bad da Popula Svic Povids H is a list of svic povids fquntl usd b studnts & sidnts of Montal Plas not that ths a suggstions onl McGill dos not ndos an paticula svic povid and is in no wa sponsibl fo th tms of svic uutilitis Hdo Québc (Elcticit) wwwhdoquébccom (514) 385-7252 Ga Mto (Natual Gas) wwwgamtocom (514) 598-3222 // 1-800-31-458 Oil Hating List of Povids utlvision/cabl Vidoton wwwvidotoncom 514-380-297 // 1-8-380-297 ll wwwbllca Rogs wwwogsca 1-888-395-1077 ucllphon/landlin Rogs wwwogsca Fido wwwfidoca ll wwwbllca Koodoo wwwkoodooca Vidoton wwwvidotonca umajo anks RC wwwbcca CC wwwcibcca HSC wwwhsbcca TD Canada wwwtdcanadatustcom Scotiabank wwwscotiabankcom MO wwwbmoca Dsjadins wwwdsjadinsca 13
s ` 14 SAFETY & SECURTY Whth this is ou fist tim awa fom hom o has livd on ou own fo as, h a a fw tips to hlp ou cat a scu and pacful living nvionmnt 1 Kp gound lvl windows closd o us a saft lock 2 Kp gabag cans and boxs awa fom windows so th can t b usd as stpladds 3 Know ou oommats scuit habits You a onl as saf as ou oommats allow ou to b 4 f ou los ou ks, wok with th landlod to plac ou locks Alwas insist ou landlod pai an bokn locks, windows, and doos immdiatl 5 Don t pop doos fo finds o dliv popl Nv lav ks outsid ou apatmnt, such as und a doomat o in a plac accssibl to a stang 7 ALWAYS lock ou doo(s) to ou apatmnt whn ou a hom, accompanid o alon, slping o going out, vn if it s onl fo a fw minuts 8 Us a pphol to dtmin who is knocking bfo ou opn th doo f ou a still unsu as to who is th, qustion th stang though th doo 9 Choos a nighbo to assist ou in cas of mgnc and giv thm a cop of ou mgnc contacts 10 Chck out th smok dtctos v month f th is no smok dtcto, ask ou landlod to install on 11 Laund ooms, loungs and common aas should not b usd if ou alon 12 Puchas nt s insuanc just in cas of an accidnt o bugla 13 su to fog good lationship with landlods and nighbos bcaus th ma b ou biggst allis 14 Know wh ou mgnc xits a locatd and plan altnativ vacuation outs in cas of an mgnc v TP 1 You apatmnt is spciall vulnabl to bugla duing piods of tim whn studnts a known to b awa, such as school baks and Chistmas bak Whn ou a planning to lav ou sidnc fo a shot o xtndd piod of tim kp th following in mind: Tak all valuabls with ou Ask a tustd nighbo to watch ou apatmnt Ask thm to kp an out fo an unusual activit Povid a contact numb whil ou will b gon v TP 2 Mak su ou apatmnt has th appaanc of bing livd in and not mpt Lav cutains and blinds in a nomal position Stop OR gt a nighbo to pick up all mail and pap dlivis to avoid th appaanc of backd-up mail Us tims to tun appliancs lik lights, adios o TV on and off Don t announc ou absnc on ou answing machin
s` Roommat talk: fo ou sign th las, know what ou gtting ouslf into Sit down with ou potntial oommats in od to st som gound uls and Roommat Qustionnai H is a list of suggstd qustions to initiat dialogu btwn ou and ou oommats about living togth Discussion: How fl about m possssions (what things a alight fo ou to boow; what things would pf that oths do not us) What m stud habits ma b lik this a How impotant it is to m fo m oom to b nat and clan What m dfinition of dit is What m dfinition of clutt is How oftn (if hav v) wash dishs How fl about discussing mon Financs gading splitting bills (hdo, intnt, phon, nt tc) How lik to cook and goc shop - onl fo mslf o communall Th kind of music lik What lik to watch on TV and what m favouit movis a How fl about dugs and dinking What tim usuall com hom aft a night out gt to know ach oth s living habits You ma all b finds, but it s impotant that von is on th sam pag Som potntiall impotant issus: Lvl of clanlinss Lvl of nois in th apatmnt Stud habits Ovnight gusts Pt pvs Slping habits An impotant halth concns St gound uls fo: Ovnight gusts Shaing of gocis/funitu/appliancs Subscibing to diffnt svics such as cabls/intnt/phon lin tc How fl about having gus/gils in th hous fo da visits/ovnight stas How had/as it is fo m to go out and mak finds What lik to do in m spa tim What am lik whn am down o upst about somthing How had it is fo m to lt popl know what m fling o what nd Tims whn would pf to b lft alon What m mood is most of th tim Somthing that is likl to anno m What m lik whn fl stssd/pssud (duing xams, with m ps tc) Whn lik/nd to slp What ou nd to know about m halth Conclusions: Th things that m most awa of about ou as a sult of this convsation is t appas to m that an impotant similait/diffnc btwn us ma b think w might hav to compomis on think somthing cam to ali mo clal about mslf in this discussion is Th wa fl about this convsation is 15
s ` 1 Roommat Agmnt A oommat agmnt is highl commndd t is a wittn agmnt btwn co-habitos of a living spac, which all patis collctivl ag to b binding Onc signd this agmnt nts all paticipating oommats into a contact with ach oth (not th landlod) Whil most popl who know ach oth ma find this pocss to b ovl fomal, it can b xtml usful to bing up issus that hav not alad bn discussd that could potntiall bcom a poblm, and pvnt thm n th vnt that a findship btwn oommats dos dtioat this documnt would b vital to th solution of issus gading pamnt, maintnanc, blongings, tc A oommat agmnt can b as dtaild, o as gnal as paticipating tnants wish You can also sach onlin fo tmplats Mak su von signs and dats th agmnt and that ach oommat gts thi own cop Exampls of things to includ in ou Roommat Agmnt: How nt is dividd; quall o dpnding of th si of th oom Th shaing of th appliancs, funitu tc; who bus/kps what? Gocis; shop togth o spaat? How bill (hdo, intnt/cabl tv) will b paid Shad sponsibilitis of claning Empting tash, ccling tc v TP: A oommat agmnt is a contact amongst ROOMMATES NOT with th landlod All oommats (i: tnants) will sign ONE las with th landlod JONT TENANCY An impotant pic of lgal infomation about oommats is th issu of joint tnanc A joint tnant, unlik an occupant, has a vbal o wittn las with th landlod (i: all oommats hav thi nams on th las fo th dwlling) as wll as an agmnt btwn ach oth gading tms of th nt and las, tc f th las contains a claus stipulating solidait, on of th joint tnants can b sud fo th full nt f th is no xplicit claus in th las o a cla agmnt btwn th patis, th joint tnants sha sponsibilitis Rsponsibilitis of Joint Tnants Pa nt accoding to th mthod stipulatd in th las Act in a asonabl wa in using th dwlling Not to distub th nomal njomnt of th oth tnants of th apatmnt o building Poblms btwn Joint Tnants A joint tnant who is distubd b anoth joint tnant s bhavio o who dos not spct th agmnt btwn thm (x H dos not pa his sha of th nt), has lgal couss against th dfaulting joint tnant A Joint Tnant is not just an occupant A joint tnant is a tnant with a wittn o vbal las who nts th sam dwlling with on o mo oth tnants Fo mo infomation go to th égi du logmnt s wbsit: wwwdlgouvqcca
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s` lgal stuff RGHTS AND RESPONSLTES ing a wll-infomd tnant is ou bst tool duing ou apatmnt sach t is impotant to familiai ouslf with Québc las laws as th will most likl b diffnt than what ou a accustomd to On of th fist lgal documnts ou ma ncount duing ou apatmnt sach is th Application Fom What is an Application Fom? An application fom is a p-las Onc ou submit it to th landlod and h o sh accpts it, ou a lgall sponsibl fo th apatmnt On th application fom, th landlod askd fo m bank account numb, passpot numb, and Social nsuanc Numb Do hav to giv thos? S th mpotant Contact nfomation sction fo infomation on th Commission d accès d l infomation and accss to pivat infomation Aft v filld out th application fom, how long should it tak th landlod to gt back to m? Most of th tim, it will tak aound 2 das fo th landlod to un th full cdit chck v alad signd th application fom, th landlod hasn t got back to m t, but now found anoth all nic apatmnt What should do? You nd to gt in touch with th fist landlod to lt thm know ou a withdawing ou application Mak su th landlod ags to ta up th application fom bfo ou fill out th application fom fo th nw plac v TPS fo filling out an application fom: Fill onl on application fom at a tim t taks aound 2 woking das fo a landlod to un th full cdit chck f ou hav alad filld out on and thn ou find anoth apt that ou lik mo, ou nd to gt in touch with th fist landlod to lt him know of ou intntion to tak a diffnt apt f h ags, go mt with him and gt it in witing that h is lasing ou fom th application fom ou submittd Whn ou fill out an application fom, th landlod ma ask fo a dposit that will go towads th fist month s nt MAKE SURE that ou gt a cipt and it sas fundabl if th cdit chck dos not go though 17
s ` 18 Th Las What is a las? Vbal Agmnt A las is a contact btwn a landlod and a tnant that dfins thi spctiv commitmnts concning a dwlling What a th impotant pats of th las nd to chck bfo sign it? Mak su that th following infomation is wittn on ou las: Th landlod s nam and addss You nam (if ou signing with a find, mak su ach of ou nams and signatus appa on th las) What appliancs a includd in th nt (if th fidg and stov a includd, mak su that s wittn on th las) Lngth of th las stat and nd dats of th las Rnt p month, whn th pamnt should b mad and th mthod of pamnt f th landlod agd to mak an pais o novations to ou apatmnt,mak su th las sas xactl which pais a to b mad and whn th should b compltd (ith bfo ou mov in o somtim duing th cous of ou las) Which utilitis a includd in th nt (hat, hot wat, and lcticit) Whth o not ou a allowd to hav a pt in ou apatmnt How long aft signing th las can chang m mind and back out? Fom th momnt ou sign th las, ou a sponsibl fo th las until th nd of its tm Do gt a cop of m las ight awa? Usuall, ou gt ou cop within tn das of signing th las f it has bn tn das and ou still don t hav a cop of th las, mak su to contact ou landlod What if don t hav a wittn las? A vbal agmnt is just as binding as a wittn agmnt, howv a vbal agmnt is had to pov in cout so w ncouag ou to obtain a wittn las f want to nt a oom in somon s hous, do th nomall giv ou a wittn las? No, th don t usuall fill out th fomal las, but mak su that ou hav a wittn agmnt of som sot Fo xampl, a fomal ltt with all th dtails that would nomall b givn in a las would b appopiat aking th las Can ou bak th las whnv ou nd to? Th onl asons ou can bak a las a: f ou a accptd into govnmnt-un Low Cost Housing f ou can no long occup ou apatmnt du to a phsical handicap f ou a admittd pmanntl into an ldl long tm ca cnt + f ou do not fit into of thos catgois, but ou hav to gt out of th las, ou hav th choic to ith sublt ou apatmnt o to assign th las (othwis known as a las tansf)
Las Lngth 12 months o mo 12 months o lss ndtminat Las of oom Rnwing step ONE Notic of Las Rnwal/Rnt ncas 3- months bfo nd of las 1-2 months bfo nd of las 1-2 months bfo nd of las 10-20 das bfo nd of las Do hav to giv m landlod a notic if want to nw m las? No, ou las is automaticall nwd unlss, ou landlod wants to mov in and in this cas h has to giv ou a notic months bfo th nd of ou las t is calld Rpossssion of Dwlling ua tnant who wishs to nw his/h las dos not hav to giv a nwabl notic to th landlod Th las is nwd automaticall step two Dadlin fo making ou dcision You must spond within on month following cipt of th notic, othwis it will b considd that ou hav agd to th continuation of ou las and its modifications step th Application to Rntal oad b Landlod to contst fusal Within on month aft civing th lss s fusal; othwis th las is nwd ua tnant who wishs to mov out must giv th landlod a non nwabl notic at last 3 months bfo th nd of th las f this tnant civs a nt incas notic h must gt back to th landlod within a month Othwis, th las will gt nwd automaticall fo anoth a at th nt th landlod poposd ulandlod can snd ou a nt incas notic 3 to months bfo th nd of th las and ou must gt back to him within 30 das 19 s`
20 s Rnting Pamnt of Rnt Rnt ncass Do hav to pa all twlv months in advanc? No, ou pa month b month Usuall th landlod will ask fo th fist month s nt up font, whn ou sign th las How do hav to pa m nt? Som popl pa cash (in which cas, mak su to gt a cipt fo it) and som b chck (in which cas ou bank statmnt will sv as a cipt) t should spcif on ou las which mthod of pamnt ou will us Dos th tnant hav a asonabl dla to pa his nt? No, ou must pa on th fist of th month unlss othwis spcifid on ou las Wh should pa m nt? t should b spcifid on ou las What happns if do not pa m nt on tim? f ou a lat paing ou nt and as a sult ou landlod is lat making his/ h own pamnts, th landlod can su ou fo th intst chags on his/h lat pamnts Also, if ou a patdl lat o mo than th wks lat, ou landlod can fil at th Rntal oad to vict ou fom th apatmnt Th viction will b annulld if ou pa all ou nt owing Not also that aft th landlod has applid onc to th Rntal oad to hav ou victd, if ou a v lat with ou nt h/sh can hav ou victd ight awa if ou a onl 1 da lat Accss to dwlling s m landlod allowd to accss m apatmnt whnv h wants? No, ou landlod should giv ou a vbal o a wittn notic 24 hous bfo visiting ou apatmnt f th landlod is coming to show th apatmnt to a potntial tnant, th landlod can com btwn 9am and 9pm f it is to mak pais, th landlod can com btwn 7am and 7pm And if it is an ugnt pai, th landlod ma com with no notic at an tim Whn can th landlod ais th nt? Fo a 12 month las th landlod must snd th notic 3 to months bfo th nd of th las, and th incas will onl tak ffct onc th cunt las tm is up You must gt back to him within 30 das of civing th notic, if ou fail to do so ou las will gt nwd automaticall fo anoth 12 months at th nt h poposd Can th landlod ais th nt b an amount th landlod chooss? No, v a at th nd of Janua, th Rntal oad publishs nt incas pcntags which cospond to diffnt hating mthods Ex: buildings hatd b gas will hav a diffnt pcntag than thos hatd b hdo Futhmo, an novations that th landlod did and th at of municipalit tax will also facto into th nt incas Kp in mind, ou a not obligatd to accpt a nt incas You hav 30 das upon civing th nt incas notic to fus Fo th pocdu on how to fus a nt incas, s blow What if ou landlod is asking fo an unasonabl nt incas? f ou landlod is asking fo an incas much high than th avag nt incass lasd b th Rntal oad and ou think it is not justifid thn ou should t to ngotiat with him f ou a not abl to com to a asonabl ngotiation with ou landlod, thn snd him a gistd ltt within on month of civing his notic of nt incas, tlling him that ou do not accpt his nt incas and that ou wish to main on th pmiss (a tmplat is availabl on th Régi s wbsit) Mak su ou kp a cop of th ltt fo ouslf and th cipts fom th gistd mail At this point, th landlod will tak it to th Rntal oad Th will dcid th appopiat nt incas basd on th landlod s cost to maintain th building Whatv incas th Rntal oad dcids is binding `
s` Rpais What do ou do if a pai nds to b don in ou apatmnt? Fist ou should t to contact ou landlod in pson o ov th phon to ask him to mak th pai f ou cannot ach th landlod o th landlod fuss to mak th pai o if th landlod dos not do it on tim, thn ou should snd him a ltt though gistd mail n ou ltt, ou should xplain what pais nd to b don and giv him a tim limit (usuall 10 das) in which ou xpct him to complt th pais Explain that if th landlod dos not complt th pai ou will b focd to tak lgal action at th Rntal oad Mak su to kp a cop of all cospondnc btwn ouslf and th landlod Can do th pais mslf and thn withhold th costs fom m nt? No, not unlss ou hav th wittn pmission of ou landlod bfohand, o if th poblm ou want to pai poss an immdiat halth isk that ou absolutl cannot wait to fix + Alwas pot a pai o difficult situation to ou landlod in witing and b gistd mail This wa, ou will hav poof if ncssa in th futu Whn poting a pai o difficult situation to ou landlod, giv him a spcific tim fam within which h must fix th poblm Hating Whn dos m landlod hav to put th hat on? Th is not a spcific dat on which th landlod must tun on th hating Th landlod just has to maintain a tmpatu of at last 21 dgs Clsius at all tims What do do if m apatmnt is too cold? You should snd ou landlod a gistd ltt xplaining that h nds to maintain th tmpatu at 21 dgs, and if th landlod fails to do so, thn ou will fil at th Rntal oad f ou do fil at th Rntal oad mak su to hav a cod of what tmpatu it has bn in ou apatmnt ach da Eg: Tmpatu: ndoo Outdoo Dat Tim You should also alwas kp a cop of all cospondnc btwn ouslf and th landlod 21
s 22 Sublt and las tansf Sublt (also fd to as sublas ) Th onl lgal wa to gt out of a las is to sublt o tansf ou las n ctain cass, such as Joint Tnanc, th ma b stictions on th ight to sublt o tansf th las Although th tm sublas (sublt) is widl usd, it onl applis whn th pson who signd th las intnds to vacat th unit fo a shot piod of tim and xpcts to tun to it aftwads You, as tnant, hav th ight to sublt Shot tm absnc (x: summ vacation) Subtnant can onl sta fo th dsignatd piod of tim You (tnant), howv, main sponsibl fo th apatmnt Sub-tnant cannot xtnd sublas with landlod You (tnant), not landlod, wok out aangmnts with sub-tnant las tansf (also fd to as las assignmnt ) f th pson who signd th las dos not intnd to tun to th unit (oftn fd to as sublt with option to nw ) thn th las must b assignd to th nw tnant Onc th dcision to ith sublt o assign th las has bn mad, th landlod should b notifid in witing Foms a availabl on th Régi d Logmnt sit: wwwdlgouvqcca Laving apatmnt pmanntl Rlass ou (tnant) fom all ights and sponsibilitis of apatmnt You (tnant) giv up th ight to v tun to th apatmnt How to Assign a Las/Las Tansf Stat b ltting th landlod know about ou intntion Plac advtismnt fo ou Sublt/ Option to nw o Las Tansf You can us th Off Campus Housing Usful Links sction fo a list of oth housing latd sits How to Sublt Stat b placing an advtismnt You can us th Off Campus Housing Usful Links sction fo a list of oth housing latd sits Daft an application fom to gt th pospctiv sub-tnant to fill out, that wa ou can chck on thm On th application fom ou can ask th following infomation: Nam Psnt addss Rason fo inhabiting Montal? Onc ou find th ight pson snd ou landlod a notic of sublt You will want to hav a contact with th sub-tnant, ou can bu a standad las fom and fill it out as if ou a th landlod and th pson is ou tnant o daft ou own contact Onc ou find th ight pson gt him to fill out th Notic to Assign You Las Snd th notic to th landlod b gistd mail o in pson (if in pson, mak su h signs th fom and ou both gt a cop) Th landlod has 15 das to giv ou an answ and can onl fus with a valid ason Lgall, a landlod ma onl fus to giv consnt to a las assignmnt fo a sious ason (g th nw tnant will b unabl to pa th nt) Th ason fo fusal must b communicatd to th tnant within 15 das of cipt of th notic Th Agmnt of th Las assignmnt is btwn ou and th nw tnant and ou must giv th nw tnant a cop of ou las along with th Agmnt of Las assignmnt, as wll as a cop of th uls and gulations of th building (if applicabl) Somtims, landlods will sign a nw las with th nw tnant Rmmb th maind of ou cunt las should b at th nt ou a cuntl paing and th nw las will b at th nw nt `
s` wa of sublt scams!!! Watch out fo this scam So ou v signd a Ma/Jun/Jul 1st las but ou going hom fo th summ You plac an advtismnt fo ou apatmnt/oom fo sublt and within a da o two ou v civd an nthusiastic spons fom a potntial ovsas nt who wants ou plac now and is ad to snd ou mon fo th fist month s nt! All ou hav to do is giv thm an addss to snd th mon All ou wois about finding a summ sublt, o nv finding on, disappa and ou can slp pacfull Soon aft, ou civ anoth mail fom ou subltt who tlls ou that th a snding ou an amount much gat than th fist month s nt Th nd ou to snd back th diffnc in od fo thm to pa fo thi plan tickt to Montal o that th snt it b mistak You figu ou ll do thm th favo, so ou had ov to th bank with ou bank daft/mongam/mon od ut th bank tlls ou, ths a faudulnt Th main componnts: v quick and dict spons oftn don t vn ask to s pictus o ask an qustions about mov-in dats; sm xtml accommodating will off mon ight awa in foms lik MONEY ORDERS, MONEY- GRAMS, ANK DRAFTS ubanks will hold mon ods fo 5 das but th subltt will b pssuing ou to wi-tansf th balanc; DON T giv thm an mon out of ou own pockt! will claim som sot of sto to justif having snt such a lag amount of mon v TP: f th sub-tnant is coming to wok h, qust th supviso s contact info and confim if this pson is actuall coming to wok with him u m boss ows m mon u nd it fo m plan tickt u o a combination of th two: m boss ows m mon and is paing fo m tavl xpnss You can pot an mail scams to McGill s CS Svic Dsk though thi wbsit at wwwmcgillca/it Sach Studnt housing faud in thi Knowldg Databas fo mo infomation on mail scams v TP: f ou a taking ov a las mmb to ask th tnant fo a cop of his las 23
` s 24 OLGATONS RGHTS and OLGATONS OF THE TENANT Main RGHTS of th tnant: To maintain in th apatmnt as long as h wants To fus an unasonabl nt incas To appl to th Rntal oad (if th tnant cannot com to a asonabl agmnt with th landlod) Main OLGATONS of th tnant: To giv a non-nwal notic on tim To pa nt on tim To us th apatmnt with pudnc To spct th laws ptaining saft and sanitation To allow ugnt pais To infom landlod of sious dfct To allow th landlod to vif th condition of th dwlling, to hav it visitd b a pospctiv acqui, to allow th posting of signs and visits of a pospctiv tnant and th wok to b don Not to chang th locks of th dwlling To act in such a wa as not to distub th nomal njomnt of th oth tnants and/o of th landlod Main OLGATONS at th nd of th las: To mov all his movabl ffcts To lav th dwlling in good condition OLGATONS OF THE LANDLORD Main OLGATONS of th landlod whn th lasd popt is dlivd to th tnant: On th agd dat, th landlod must dliv th lasd popt in a good stat of pai, habitabl condition and clan condition Though it stats that th popt should b dlivd in a good stat of pai, habitabl condition and clan condition, b awa that this is up fo intptation Don t xpct th apatmnt to b spakling clan whn ou aiv; ou will most likl hav to do som claning whn ou mov in Main OLGATONS of th landlod duing th las: To giv a pacful njomnt of th lasd popt To maintain th dwlling in good habitabl condition To mak all th ncssa pais, xcpt thos that a assumd b th tnant To spct th laws ptaining to th saft, sanitation, maintnanc and habitabilit of th dwlling o th building To mak su that th numb of occupants spct th nomal conditions of comfot and sanitation
s` Advocac oganiations La Régi du Logmnt (Rntal oad) Catd in 1980, th Régi du logmnt (Rntal oad) is a spcialid boad that has juisdiction in matts lating to sidntial lass t infoms citins on thi ights and obligations, pomots conciliation btwn landlods and tnants and nds dcisions on th applications that a submittd Th Régi also nsus that housing invnto is maintaind and that th ights of tnants a potctd Thi wbsit has man hand laflts that can b downloadd with infomation about impotant housing concns such as Joint Tnanc, Rpossssion of a Dwlling, Assigning ou Las o Subltting, Hating Poblms, Nois, and Pamnt of Rnt You can also call o visit thm in pson Commission d accès à l infomation Documntation is an invitabl pat of th apatmnt sach Application foms, cdit chcks and oth contacts will b asking ou fo psonal infomation t is impotant to know what infomation is quid and what is not Th Commission d accès à l infomation du Québc (CA) povids guidlins to hlp nsu potction of psonal infomation t is impotant to mak su that th infomation qustd is ncssa Th a ctain conditions, bfo signing th las, und which a landlod can ask fo ctain tps of psonal infomation Psonal infomation ma b qustd: To stablish th DENTTY of th futu tnant: last nam, givn nam, and full addss To vif th futu tnant s CONDUCT: contact infomation of a pvious o cunt landlod; poof of conduct can also b povidd b a documnt fom th pvious landlod confiming good bhavio 5199, u Shbook Est (con of Viau) Offic 2095, 211, Montal, QC H1T 31 Hous: Monda - Fida, 8h30-4h30 514-873-2245 O visit thi sit at http://wwwdlgouvqcca v Cdit chck A landlod must fist obtain consnt in od to un a cdit chck and it can b don with minimal psonal infomation: Full nam, cunt and pvious addsss and dat of bith Common cdit buaus in Canada a: Equifax (quis a SN) Tans Union, and Midian To stablish th futu tnant s PAYMENT HATS: this can b obtaind though a pvious o cunt landlod, th futu tnant s financial institution, an oth documnt ptaining to pamnts quid ov a polongd piod of tim, o th lvant xcpts of a cdit cod Psonal infomation which CANNOT b quid: Social nsuanc Numb (SN): Div s Licns and Halth nsuanc Cad/Numb: Whil ths documnts can b usd to vif nam and addss, this dos not qui that th licns o insuanc numb b collctd You can contact th CA in Montal at: uau 18200 500, boul Rné-Lévsqu Oust 514 873-419 1 888 528-7741 O visit th CA s wbsit at wwwcaigouvqcca/indx-nhtml 25
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s` Now that ou hav an apatmnt MOVNG N Tips fo packing, moving, and quipping ou nw plac Packing and moving can b a stssful xpinc, spciall if ou a moving into an apatmnt fo th fist tim H a som tips to mak it slightl asi Stat al-t to gt most of ou packing don bfo ou moving dat Pack things that ou won t nd al on, so ou not ushing at th last minut To find boxs, ask at goc stos and oth stos in th aa (Mto, Povigo, Dollaama) Whn packing, t to distibut th wight vnl Avoid putting all hav objcts (lik books) into on box, instad, spad thm out Fo wapping and potcting bakabls, us towls and shts Nwspap woks wll, too Lag gabag bags a usful fo packing clothing, spciall if ou a in a hu Cim Pvntion Svic offd b th Cit fo f URAN SECURTY PROGRAM Tandm is a saft pomotion pogam that aims to giv popl th tools to btt potct thmslvs fom cim and fl saf in thi nighbouhoods Th hlp Montals scu thi possssions, hav a saf living nvionmnt and a sns of communit and solidait On of th svics th off is HOME SECURTY EVALUATONS At ou qust th will visit ou apatmnt and valuat how scu it is Th off ou tips and advic that ou can appl to duc th isk of hom bak-ins Th can also ngav ou valuabl with a cod to idntif it in th vnt of thft Whn ou gt to ou nw plac t is a good ida to clan up bfo ou unpack (s following pags fo claning dtails) Occasionall, pvious tnants nglct to clan whn th lav, o just hav diffnt standads of clanlinss Whn ou mov out, kp th futu tnants in mind and mmb to clan ou apatmnt as wll A list of som moving and stoag companis is availabl at ou offic upon qust ucall th phon and utilitis companis a fw das/wks bfo ou mov in so that th fist da in ou apt th phon lin woks and ou hav lights ucall ou landlod a fw das bfo mov in dat to confim th tim and dat ou a moving in udon t fogt to notif Canada Post and oth svics of ou addss chang Canada Post also offs a paid mail fowading svic fo months Oth svics that th povid a: Goup wokshops on saft Exploato walks Animation fo childn Conflict solution assistanc Tandm Vill Mai is all this and mo! Fo mo infomation call o -mail thm 514-522-2280 o tandmvmqcaiacom 2022 Ru d la Visitation, Montéal (Québc) H2L 3C7 27
28 s Things You Might Nd H is a list of ssntials to hlp ou stat stting up ou apatmnt Kitchn St of plats, bowls, cups and mugs, cutl Easil found at Dollaama Tuppwa-stl stoag contains (usful fo stoing food, o taking lunchs to school) Cooking utnsils: lag spoons, spatulas, whisks, masuing cups and spoons, knivs Can and bottl opns Lag and mdium-sid pots, pans/skillts fo cooking and baking Coff-mak and/o kttl Dish-ding ack Dishtowls and ags, spongs, dish soap Tash can with lid athoom Toilt bush and plung Nw show cutain Dain stopps Hai-catch fo dain (hlps pvnt blockags) athoom ug n show: stoag ack o baskt fo shampoo, soap, tc Non-slip mat fo bathtub Miscllanous oom and mop (with mop buckt) Ding ack fo laund Extnsion cods V TP: Wh can bu funitu? McGill Classifids and oths (chck th following wbsit fo a list: wwwmcgillca/offcampus/links) Usd funitu stos (including Villag d Valu) Yad sals (fo small itms, lik nd-tabls, lamps, tc) Th famous KEA Funitu Evon has to hav th full studnt apatmnt living xpinc Pat of th xpinc, of cous, involvs choosing funitu You might find ouslf with mismatchd, scond-hand, o som assmbl quid funitu t might not b luxu, but that s all pat of th fun n an cas, h a som suggstions fo basic pics You Room d (of cous) Dss (o wadob, if th a no closts) ookshlvs and/o stoag shlvs Dsk and comfotabl dsk chai (maks long nights of studing asi!) Dsk lamp Living Room Couch o futon (futons a oftn chap, asi to mov, and a good fo visiting finds) Comf chai Coff tabl/nd tabls Floo and/o tabl lamps, spciall if th ovhad lights a somwhat dim Shlvs fo books, DVDs, tc TV Kitchn/Dining oom Tabl and chais Extas Cutains o shads fo windows (somtims an t includd with apatmnt) Rugs Posts and/o wall hangings Slipcovs fo couchs and chais (shts and bdspads wok wll, spciall whn ou nd to cov up an ugl but othwis comfotabl couch!) Plants Coat ack You can b cativ, too, and us old itms in nw was Fo xampl, milk cats wok wll fo shlvs Lag tunks, vn, can doubl as coff tabls and stoag spacs t all adds to ou apatmnt s chaact `
s` LVNG ON YOUR OWN Tips fo kping ou plac clan Stov Stovs can gt mss v fast! H a som tips: Quickl clan up an spills, boil ovns and mini-xplosions Avoid laving loos food paticls in th ovn, it can catch fi asil How to clan a stov Allow stov sufac to cool compltl bfo claning Rmov dip pans (if ncssa) and soak thm in soap wat Appl stov clan to sufac of stov and ovn Wip in a cicula motion until stains and smudgs a gon Wip awa xcss clan with a pap towl Scou dip pans with an abasiv clan o scouing pad Allow pans to d o wip with pap towl o with a kitchn cloth Rplac dip pans to thi position bnath buns EASY OFF is a good poduct to us whn ou clan th insid of ou ovn Toast A toast is anoth amaing lctical applianc As such, do not t to mov a pic of bad with a knif whil it is pluggd in How to clan th toast Unplug th toast bfo ou clan it Opn th bottom of th toast, pull out th cumb ta, gntl bush off th cumbs with a d pap towl Nv us liquid in th toast and fo th outsid, wip with a spong Micowav Rmmb th micowav is an amaing applianc but b wand it is a powful and dangous tool! How to clan a micowav Wip th insid and outsid with a wam, damp spong Clan it onc a month Mak su th dishs a micowav saf whn ou us thm f ou cov ou food with a pap towl o gt th micowav plat cov, ou micowav will sta clan all th tim V TPS fo claning ou fidg: Us an all-pupos (g M Clan) clan f ou hav mss daws lt thm soak with hot soap wat asid whil ou a claning th oth pat of th fidg How oftn do clan m fidg? Ev 3 wks clan ou fidg and mmb to dfost ou f gulal Fidg Rmmb if ou hav to dfost ou fidg plas do not us a knif o scwdiv to mov th xta accumulation of fost Simpl put a pot of hot wat in th f o unplug th fidg How to clan th fidg Rmov all th food fom ou figato Wip down th insid with wam soap wat Clan all th shlvs and tas Thn plac th food Whn ou clan th f put old towls aound th fidg to catch mlting wat As ou wok, chck th xpiation dats and discad food past thos dats athoom How to clan th toilt As this paticula oom accumulats bactia v quickl, w suggst ou gt a good pai of ubb glovs to clan v wk Stat out b spaing th liquid toilt clan in and aound th toilt bowl, thn wait Whil waiting, put all th oth stuff such gabag, ug and an oth movabl itms outsid th bathoom Thn spa th bathtub with th liquid o powd claning solution Onc vthing is out of th wa, bush th toilt bowl Focus on scubbing th whol intio of th bowl, not just in th wat Flush and ins th bush in th wat Spa th sat, th undsid of th sat and th im with disinfctant Wip down th bas, lid and tank top with disinfctant and allow it to d bfo using th toilt Fo th bathtub Us a spong to wip it, mmb to kp th all th wat insid th tub o show to pvnt wat damag Fo th sink Spa disinfctant and wip it out And finall fo th floo Us disinfctant o all-pupos clan and a mop 29
s ` 30 GREEN LVNG DO YOUR PART Sav wat: Tak shot shows, don t lt th tap un unncssail, gt lak faucts fixd, t to do a full load of laund magin how much wat w can sav in a a Sav ng: Tun off lights, appliancs, computs and stos whn ou not using thm Low th hat whn ou a going out Cut down on food wast and avoid disposabl: Tak onl what ou plan/want to at and if ou want mo ou can go fo a scond ound Cut back on napkins, stofoam cups, condimnt packts, staws, plastic dink tops tc Ca ou own mug, fok and tuppwa u small quantit of fuits and vgtabls at a tim spciall if ou a not a big at o a gat cook F xta ppps, spinach and oth vgtabls if ou know ou will us thm in th sam wk, f lft ov pia if ou do not fl lik ating pia again th nxt da Rccling: Us both sid of pap, giv awa old cloths, invst in chagabl battis tc Dposit scap pap, cal boxs, nwspap, old nots, cans, bottls, tc in ou gn o blu ccling bin Compost: Did ou know? caus at th landfill ai cannot gt to th oganic wast, ach tim ou snd wast to th landfill ou a cating mthan, a hamful gnhous gas Howv, if ou compost th wast at hom, th wast can b dcomposd aobicall with hadl an mthan poducd Also, if ou compost, ou will oftn onl hav nough gabag to put out onc a wk instad of twic a wk Thfo, composting is both good fo th nvionmnt and givs lss wok fo ou! How can ou compost? Visit http://goillamcgillca/ and www gningmcgillog/ fo mo infomation on gtting accss to th compost at McGill u lss stuff: Rnt o boow itms that ou us fquntl Sha houshold itms lik hai ds with ou housmats You can boow CDs fom th Music Liba, movis fom th Rsv dsk in Rdpath liba fo f, and ou can ad th libais nwspaps and magains ing ou own bag: You ca and us ou school bag o backpack nal vwh ou go, so wh tak that disposabl bag fom th mall, booksto o goc sto? Whn th ask Pap o Plastic just sa nith