By “Dufferin Grove,” Mr. Knezic means the house with a basement apartment he owns in that Toronto neighbourhood – one of four houses in his real estate portfolio.

A New Jersey man who was renting a basement apartment was fatally shot by his landlord Sunday while trying to break into the unit with a harpoon. Amir Ali, 33, was shot while trying to force his way ...

Basement apartments in general, whether legal or illegal, have been important sources of naturally occurring affordable housing in Toronto for a long time now, according to Emily Paradis, who ...

Kyle Gibbons and Hannah Spasov say their Bloor West Village apartment was flooded with sewage twice last spring. They allege that the work to free a trapped boring machine taking place 10 metres ...

How do I ensure it’s legal? Renting out a basement apartment, also known as an accessory apartment or second suite, is a common way to cover some of the costs that come with home ownership.

Unmoved by pleas from desperate homeowners, some Toronto councillors want self-contained basement apartments banned from Airbnb and other short-term rental services. Planning committee members ...

The Parent Apartment Program offered $25,000 in a repayable loan for families to modify their home to accommodate a senior. The province said no one had applied for it in the last 15 years.

Normally people in Toronto do anything and everything to avoid living in a basement apartment. It's that necessary evil of your first student apartment, because it's all you can afford to rent.

“It’s been 105 days and renters are avoiding this apartment like the bubonic plague,” the agent with NYC Cozy Rentals says in ...