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Re: How do I file a report with the Toronto agency that is doing rental apartment investigations?

Posted by Dan McIntyre on 10/19/2009, 11:35 am, in reply to "How do I file a report with the Toronto agency that is doing rental apartment investigations?"
Message modified by board administrator 10/19/2009, 11:36 am

You are referring to the Municipal Licensing and Standards of the City of Toronto. They administer the property standards by-law. Call 311 and tell them you want to speak to property standards for your area. You can call any time, but best bet to get a hold of an inspector is early in the morning. --Previous Message-- : I have seen references to an inspection agency : on this site, but cannot locate the email : address or web site. I know they cannot : investigate EVERYTHING, but want to at least : TRY. : : There are NO emergency fire procedures at : the 23-story heritage building I live in. : This morning, October 19, 2009, at about : 9:45 a.m., the fire alarms sounded (those DO : get tested regularly, as they should be). : Some people walked down the stairs, others : simply stayed in their apartments and paid : no attention. The elevators continued to : operate, and there was NO public : announcement. : : Fire Department personnel arrived and : checked the source of the alarm, the : underground parking garage, but found : nothing and after an inspection of those : underground areas, turned off the alarms and : left. : : Had there actually BEEN a fire, many people : could have been killed because while : experienced people knew enough to walk down : the stairs instead of taking the elevators, : there are many in the building who do not : speak English and had no idea what was : happening -- or even what a fire alarm IS! : : The lack of procedures and training of the : resident staff (who have not been in Canada : very long and lack experience in these : matters) could result in much death and : destruction. The property manager, an : employee of a property management firm in a : province clear across Canada, does not seem : to me to be competent to recognize the need : for SYSTEMS in this 190-unit heritage : building, nor to have the least idea how to : DEVELOP systems and train personnel. : : I have reported this situation to the Fire : Department, but feel a moral obligation to : report it ANYWHERE that might do some good. : All those innocent people -- and no CLUE : because they assumed that they would be TOLD : about anything that is IMPORTANT!! : : Any other suggestions about WHERE to report : this? :

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Message Thread: How do I file a report with the Toronto agency that is doing rental apartment investigations? - Dr. W 10/19/2009, 11:05 am Re: How do I file a report with the Toronto agency that is doing rental apartment investigations? - Dan McIntyre 10/19/2009, 11:35 am Re: How do I file a report with the Toronto agency that is doing rental apartment investigations? - Just a Tenant 11/17/2009, 8:40 pm « Back to thread

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