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We recently replaced the front door lock of our building due to its age and to manage some security issues we’ve been having. Many non-residents seemed to have their own keys to the front door that were copied and given out by residents. Is it within our rights as a landlord to restrict the number of keys we provide to residents? Read more of the article: Ask Member Support: Extra keys for tenants
ONPHA is celebrating National Housing Week. Read on to hear ONPHA CEO Marlene Coffey's reflections on the past year, what we've accomplished as a sector, and the work we still have ahead of us. Read more of the article: National Housing Week 2020: Reflections from ONPHA CEO Marlene Coffey
On Wednesday, November 4, we welcomed nearly 1,000 attendees to our first-ever virtual Conference. We’re so grateful we were able to come together as a sector. Read on to see the highlights. Read more of the article: Our Future is Now! ONPHA Conference and AGM highlights
Ontario released its 2020 Budget on November 5, which remains focused on emergency COVID-19 responses. Read on for a summary of ONPHA’s full analysis of the 2020 Budget, including the top five takeaways for community housing and opportunities for next steps. Read more of the article: ONPHA’s analysis of the 2020 Ontario Budget: Top five takeaways for community housing
As the pandemic continues, one of the biggest concerns facing housing providers is operating safely, in a sustainable way, in the long-term. Read on for tips on keeping staff, tenants, and contractors safe during COVID-19. Read more of the article: Operating safely during COVID-19
How can housing providers continue to operate safely and successfully as the pandemic wears on? We recently gathered housing providers from across the province and the country to discuss their successes, lessons learned, and their plans for the future. Read more of the article: COVID-19: Lessons learned and where do we go from here?
To say that this has been a year of ups and downs would be an understatement. We’ve summed up our past year of work in our 2019-2020 Annual Report. Read on to see the highlights. Read more of the article: Leading through change: ONPHA’s 2019-2020 Annual Report
The ONPHA team is gearing up to deliver our first-ever virtual Conference on Wednesday, November 4. How exactly does a virtual conference work and what is the experience like? Read on to learn more about how the Conference day will unfold. Read more of the article: What to expect at the virtual ONPHA Conference
To help slow the spread of COVID-19 transmission, housing providers have been operating with enhanced cleaning protocols to help protect the health and safety of tenants and staff. Some have been using fogging machines to augment regular cleaning routines. Read on to learn more about foggers and how they work. Read more of the article: Enhanced cleaning protocols and fogging machines
One of the tenants in our building has recently installed a camera for what they consider to be security purposes. Some of the other tenants have asked our building management to have the camera removed. Can we ask the tenant to remove their camera? Read more of the article: Ask Member Support: tenant use of surveillance cameras
