Member Benefit Programs

MESSAGE FROM INTERVAL HOUSE:

Our Gratitude We are truly honoured for the continued partnership and support from FRPO and its membership. To date, you have raised $700,000.00 for our innovative, specialized services that help women survivors of intimate partner violence and their children transform their lives and break the cycle of abuse.

For many of you, your investment extends beyond financial aid including providing rental units at rent-geared-to-income options, employment opportunities, and collecting new toys over the holidays. We are so grateful for all you do for Interval House.

Remaining COVID-19 Free Interval House remains committed to the health and safety of women experiencing intimate partner violence. With the rates of domestic violence increasing by 30% since on the onset of the global pandemic, our life-transforming programming is needed now more than ever.

Through the support of community, including FRPO and its membership, we have been able to develop five isolations suites for families who may need to quarantine. Many other shelters use hotel rooms when their clients need to isolate however for women escaping abuse, a hotel can be a frightening place without support and security.

While in an isolation suite, which are equipped with an ensuite bathroom, mini-fridge, microwave, TV, books and much more, women and their children can still benefit from check-ins, counselling, and programming. Through our resiliency and preparedness, Interval House has not had a single case of COVID-19.

BRUISED FRUIT In hopes of providing more awareness to women who may be in danger and isolated during the pandemic. Interval House created the “Bruised Fruit” campaign, to reach women at the one place they can go to get away from their abuse: the grocery store.

The campaign, which took place during July and August at Toronto’s ‘The Big Carrot Community Market and Unboxed Market’ featured a free stand of bruised, over-ripened apples. What made these apples unique, is each had a produce sticker with a fact around domestic violence- such as, “During the pandemic, some abusive relationships have become more physically violent.”

Most importantly, the produce sticker allowed us to provide crucial information, such as our 24/7 crisis line, in a discreet way that could be easily concealed from an abuser or passed along to friend or family member. This is one of the innovative ways Interval House, with FRPO member’s support, is protecting women who are fleeing intimate partner violence.

MEMBER BENEFIT PROGRAMS

FRPO members enjoy access to a wide range of valuable benefits and services, including free legal information, discounts on paint, appliances, credit checks, rental history reports and much more. Our programs aim to help you improve operational efficiencies and cut your bottom line through these bulk offerings. FRPO continues to look for new programs that will add value for our members and will we update members as new programs come online. If you have any questions about these programs, please contact Lynzi Michal at lmichal@frpo.org or 416-985-1100, ext. 22.

All FRPO members have access to our free legal information program. This popular member benefit is designed to assist rental housing providers with a specific question or concern regarding landlord and tenant issues. To access the Legal Information Service, please email your detailed question to legalinfo@frpo.org. Answers are normally provided within 3 business days. This service is available Monday – Friday during regular business hours. Please note that this service is intended to answer questions about the Landlord and Tenant Board process, Residential Tenancy Act forms, do’s and don’ts for tenant screening, recourse for lease violations, and other questions directly relating to the Residential Tenancies Act. Examples of typical questions include things like: Can I stipulate a no-pet policy in my lease? What is my recourse if a tenant damages the unit after their tenancy has ended? What can I do about a vehicle in the parking lot that has not been registered with the property management office? All questions must be directed to the Legal Information Email at legalinfo@frpo.org.

Please note this service is designed to provide members with legal information of a generalized nature related to rental housing tenancies, and does not constitute legal advice. FRPO is unable to provide members with specific instructions on how to proceed on a tenancy matter as that would be considered legal advice, and would be in contravention of the rules set by the Law Society of Upper Canada.

You can also access ‘Commonly Asked Question’ page on our website which may already contain information on your particular matter.

Legal and Business Forms

FRPO members can purchase over 30 operational forms including Application Forms and additional terms for the new Standard Lease. FRPO has partnered with other industry associations to retain the law firm Cohen Highley LLP to prepare a lease that is in accordance with the Residential Tenancy Act. FRPO also provides a Multi-Residential Standard Privacy Policy Kit specifically designed for the property manager or owner. In addition, we also have prepared an AODA kit that includes a policy for rental-housing providers. All forms are available for instant download on our member access website. You may view the forms for purchase by visiting www.frpo.org. Members receive discounted prices on all forms and are immediately downloadable upon ordering. Please log in to the website to obtain the discount.

RentCheck Credit Bureau

Screening and Qualification Tools for all Housing Providers Premium Canadian-American credit reports in English and French. Three decades partnership with Equifax and TransUnion. Sole source Tenancy History 4.4M records. Commercial Business Reports. Criminal Background checks, and more. No annual membership fees. 77% Savings over other providers.

Contact: Brenda Maxwell 130-1124 Queens Quay East – West Tower Toronto, ON M5A 0P6 P: 800-661-7312 ext 221 F: 800-871-3380 E: brenda@rentcheck.ca

Midnorthern Appliance Replacement Program

Replacing and disposing of old inefficient appliances? Need to add new ones? Want to lead the industry in energy conservation? All members can access FRPO’s low-cost appliance purchase program for outstanding savings. Our exclusive supplier, Midnorthern Appliance, provides exceptional service and discounts to members across the province. To date, this program has helped members replace over 12,000 old refrigerators with new energy efficient models. Price lists can be accessed on the Member Benefit Program page on our website by logging in. For more information or to set up your account, please contact Michael Gnat at mgnat@midnorthern.com or 416-635-4835.