OLA and the Media
For sophisticated and experienced voices on landlord/tenant matters.
The Ontario Landlords Association for small business landlords (OLA) is a volunteer community organization of individual members that formed over a decade ago. We network together to help each other run successful rental businesses. We are not a lobby or political group. We are your neighbours, co-workers, and friends who happen to have invested in a rental property.
Our members are nurses, contractors, mechanics, fire-fighters, lawyers, teachers, pilots, drivers, plumbers and more. Most OLA members own or manage rentals of less than 2 units, we are important stake-holders playing an important role in the Ontario economy. The OLA provides a comprehensive range of benefits and services to its members and strives to raise standards in rented accommodation.
Small business landlords often assume great risk when they rent out their home or condo. They could be faced with a tenant who does not pay rent, who conducts illegal activity from their suite or who causes extensive damage. Evicting a tenant in Ontario is a complex and lengthy process that can take many months and is sometimes unsuccessful. Small business landlords are rarely acknowledged for the risks they face as well as for the vital service they provide.
The OLA for small business landlords welcomes media attention and can offer experts in all areas of the “landlording” experience. From ‘bedbugs’ to ‘rent increases’ to ‘the effects of renovictions’, the OLA can give you a grass-roots, stake-holder view of your average Ontarian who has invested here.
We Have Made A Real Different For Over A Decade To Professionalize The Ontario Rental Industry and Have Been in Bloomberg, CBC, National Post and More.
Please note our community association consists only of volunteers, including those speaking to the media on issues they have experience with.
As most of our members have full time jobs we may not be able to find someone to do an interview in a short period of time.
We apologize for any delays as we know hard-working media are often on short dead-lines.
We will only reply to reputable media.
Any non-media submissions will be automatically deleted and unread so don’t bother.
Please note we are adding more community members to our media team at this time.
