Second suites, an information guide for homeowners

The City of Toronto has a guidebook entitled : Second Suites: An Information Guide to Homeowners, take a look at their site, it is very informative as well secondsuites.info . You can download the information guide here http://secondsuites.info/Homeowners_Guide.pdf.

For a second suite to qualify as an authorized unit, it must meet residential zoning requirements, property standards bylaws, occupancy standards, health and safety requirements, and fire and electrical codes. The Toronto guide contains a step-by-step procedure on how to create a new second suite and how to upgrade an existing suite.

 Please remember that we are having a seminar on the Ontario Fire Code on April 18th.

 You're invited to attend

 Guest Speaker: Paul Schuster, 'The Fire Guy' Paul will 'fill you in' on what you need to know if you are planning to build an apartment in your home or own a property with multiple apartment units. Paul will be happy to answer your questions on this subject
When: Wednesday, April 18th at 6:30 pm
Where: 1052 Kingston Road (corner of Victoria Park and Kingston Rd)
Royal LePage Estate Realty offices
RSVP your attendance to: Cristina Van Blommestein
e-mail: mail@cristina.ca
or call 416-606-4663