{"id":50075,"date":"2025-03-26T09:32:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T13:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=50075"},"modified":"2025-03-26T09:32:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T13:32:12","slug":"housing-tips-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2025\/03\/26\/housing-tips-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Housing Tips 101"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last week was Housing Resource Week at U of T, but <a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utoronto.ca\/department\/housing\/\">Housing Services<\/a> have resources that are available year-round! In this video series, the <a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utoronto.ca\/service\/housing-advice-and-support\/#:~:text=Our%20Peer%20Advisors%20are%20upper,access%20housing%20advice%20and%20support.\">Housing Peers Advisors<\/a> share some general tips on inspecting a rental unit, as well as specific tips to inspect a bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to inspect a rental unit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@uoftstudentlife\/video\/7483506003758173447?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7461322990556071430\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to inspect a bedroom<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@uoftstudentlife\/video\/7481676437947305222\" data-video-id=\"7481676437947305222\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"> <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@uoftstudentlife\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@uoftstudentlife?refer=embed\">@uoftstudentlife<\/a> <p>Are you looking for a place to live next year?? Before you start your search, here are some things to keep in mind when inspecting a bedroom! For more housing support check out this link: uoft.me\/off-campus- housing <a title=\"uoft\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/uoft?refer=embed\">#UofT<\/a> <a title=\"uoftstgeorge\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/uoftstgeorge?refer=embed\">#uoftstgeorge<\/a> <a title=\"uoftstudentlife\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/uoftstudentlife?refer=embed\">#uoftstudentlife<\/a> <a title=\"uoftoronto\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/uoftoronto?refer=embed\">#uoftoronto<\/a> <a title=\"uoftstudentlife\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/uoftstudentlife?refer=embed\">#uoftstudentlife<\/a> <a title=\"housing\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/housing?refer=embed\">#housing<\/a> <a title=\"uofthousingsupport\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/uofthousingsupport?refer=embed\">#uofthousingsupport<\/a> <\/p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c LoFi Hip Hop Commercial - Milan Paloyannidis\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/LoFi-Hip-Hop-Commercial-7376187573305542695?refer=embed\">\u266c LoFi Hip Hop Commercial - Milan Paloyannidis<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to inspect a kitchen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@uoftstudentlife\/video\/7485931727068630327\" data-video-id=\"7485931727068630327\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"> <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@uoftstudentlife\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@uoftstudentlife?refer=embed\">@uoftstudentlife<\/a> <p>\u2b50\ufe0fAs part of the our Housing Tips series, this video covers some tips to keep in mind when inspecting a kitchen.  For more housing support check out this link: uoft.me\/off-campus-housing <a title=\"uoft\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/uoft?refer=embed\">#UofT<\/a> <a title=\"uoftstgeorge\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/uoftstgeorge?refer=embed\">#uoftstgeorge<\/a> <a title=\"uoftstudentlife\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/uoftstudentlife?refer=embed\">#uoftstudentlife<\/a> <a title=\"uoftoronto\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/uoftoronto?refer=embed\">#uoftoronto<\/a> <a title=\"uoftstudentlife\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/uoftstudentlife?refer=embed\">#uoftstudentlife<\/a> <a title=\"housing\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/housing?refer=embed\">#housing<\/a> <a title=\"uofthousingsupport\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/uofthousingsupport?refer=embed\">#uofthousingsupport<\/a> <\/p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - U of T Student Life\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7485931738160368439?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound - U of T Student Life<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to inspect a bathroom<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@uoftstudentlife\/video\/7484052508558626053\" data-video-id=\"7484052508558626053\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"> <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@uoftstudentlife\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@uoftstudentlife?refer=embed\">@uoftstudentlife<\/a> <p>Here\u2019s some quick tips to keep in mind when inspecting a rental unit \u2014 bathroom edition! \ud83d\udec1 It\u2019s Housing Resource Week at UofT! For more events and resources, visit \u27a1\ufe0f uoft.me\/HRW2025 <a title=\"uoft\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/uoft?refer=embed\">#UofT<\/a> <a title=\"uoftstudentlife\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/uoftstudentlife?refer=embed\">#UofTstudentlife<\/a> <a title=\"lifeatuoft\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/lifeatuoft?refer=embed\">#lifeatuoft<\/a> <a title=\"toronto\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/toronto?refer=embed\">#toronto<\/a> <\/p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - U of T Student Life\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7484052525902564102?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound - U of T Student Life<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking for more housing tips? Get support navigating off-campus housing, check out off-campus educational materials, URent programming and more on the <a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utoronto.ca\/department\/housing\/#:~:text=The%20staff%20at%20Housing%20can,learn%20about%20your%20tenant%20rights.\">Housing website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nLast week was Housing Resource Week at U of T, but Housing Services have resources that are available year-round! 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