Can anyone point me to a useful link on my rights when moving out and charges for a rental in Toronto?

I am moving out of my apartment soon and the online reviews for the place I’m at are extremely low citing the move out process and charges. Apparently the management office charge you a nickel and dime for every possible thing, including replacing the circular catchers on the oven top. I’ve been in this apartment for 10 years and I’m wondering what type of wear and tear I’m at least allowed to bring up in order to not to be charged for every single thing that’s falling short due to shoddy workmanship ( nails popping up through wooden floors etc) when they look at my unit. Any rights I should be referencing?

I’m a single person. I’ve never had a party in this unit. The only thing I’ve ever done to this place was basically hang pictures, move furniture from time to time, (there are two water spots on crappy vinyl-like countertop) and use the appliances as normal. I have spend a lot of time in this place considering we have Covid lockdown and I work from home. Are they allowed to hold back for rent and more if they decide they want to redo floors or something…do they go through your insurance company?

Looking for any tips or experiences from people as well. I’ve never gone through this process before…thanks for reading!

Posted Apr 8, 2025, 9:20 PM UTC

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