Edmonton Renters Guide - 19 Apr., 2013

April 19 - May 03, 2013 Volume 29 Issue 08

Edmonton Edition

Technology ON THE

MOVE

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April 19 - May 03, 2013 Volume 29 Issue 08

Edmonton Edition

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EDITOR IN CHIEF, REAL ESTATE Susan Legge NATIONAL ACCOUNT MANAGER, MEDIATIVE Paul Slizys DIRECTOR OF SALES, WESTERN CANADA Josh Heppner MANAGER, NATIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Katie Nash MEDIA CONSULTANT Carolyn Porteous (on leave), Shelley Balla EDITOR Elisa Krovblit CONTRIBUTORS Dan Hopkins, Hellen Buttigieg SENIOR PRODUCTION MANAGER Gnanapandithan Bala PRODUCTION MANAGER Nikki Yarwood PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Bala Menon ART DIRECTOR Lee Cobham DESIGN & PRODUCTION

Technology ON THE

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22 MOVING Technology on the move

by Dan Hopkins

SECTIONS 7 North Central

36 South East

25 South Central

37 Stony Plain

27 North East

38 Sherwood Park

28 Ft. Saskatchewan

40 South West

30 North West

42 Houses, Condos & Duplexes, Executive Homes

31 West

Mike Terentiev, Swinder Jodhka CIRCULATION Michael Grey 780.822.5402

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16 Go Green at home on Earth Day 24 The psychology of mess

by Hellen Buttigieg CITY LIVING

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enting an apartment over owning a home makes lots of financial sense for people in many different life situations.

Maybe you just can’t afford to buy a home or don’t want to spend your hard-earned money on one. Maybe you have a plan to buy a home in a few years and want to start saving for a down payment. Or maybe you’re simply not interested in the cost and commitment that come with being a homeowner. No matter why you’re renting an apartment, you need to know your rights as a tenant. As part of the process, your landlord must give you a copy of the agreement after you sign and return it. Since this document outlines all the terms you’ve agreed to, it’s an important document to have on hand.

You should avoid breaking a lease if at all possible. Each lease agreement has its own penalties for not honouring the outlined terms. Be sure to check your lease to make sure you can handle the financial ramifications that come with breaking a lease – before you break it.

Susan Legge EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, National Real Estate susan.legge@wall2wallmedia.com Follow me on Twitter at Twitter.com/SusanLegge

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t’s Earth Day on April 22. It’s great that there’s a day that brings mass attention to the Earth, the environment and the issues that are occurring. While being Green has been gaining popularity year-overyear, and more and more people are becoming conscious of their personal impact on the world around them, there’s still much to be done. Earth Day is a great time for people to share their efforts and spread awareness about important environmental issues.

This year why not check out some of the festivities, get involved, learn and have fun. Earthday.ca has numerous events and initiatives to attend and try.

By living in an apartment you’re already living Green. Multi-family dwellings are more efficient and have more energy savings than single-family homes.

You may want to think about things like your energy consumption – can you turn off appliances and unplug electronics when they’re not in use? Can switch to energy-saving light bulbs? Can you do your laundry in cold water instead of hot? How about a community swap? Instead of landfill, might someone else in your apartment need those items – from books to clothes and furniture that you no longer want? Learn how to dispose of hazardous materials properly, from batteries to fluorescent bulbs and paint. Green isn’t just a colour, it’s a lifestyle, and it’s a responsibility everyone needs to embrace.

With Renters Guide in hand you’ll find that perfect place to go Green! Our magazine and website, TheRentersGuide.ca, offer the best selection of available apartments, informative articles and advice, making it easy to make your move!

Elisa Krovblit EDITOR elisa.krovblit@wall2wallmedia.com Follow me on Twitter at Twitter.com/ElisaKrovblit Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/TheRentersGuide

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DOWNTOWN LOCATIONS YORK HOUSE

10030-114 street

780-488-5151 Bright, Spacious Studio, 1 and 2 bdrms • Modern suites • Hardwood floors • Quiet, secure building • Excellent downtown location • Covered & open parking • Sauna, exercise room • Heat, power and water included in rent • Adult building

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Boxes of various sizes Bubble wrap Marking pens Tape measure Furniture pads or sheets Packing Tape Scissors

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• Label each box with the contents and the room in the new house where it should be delivered.

• Number the boxes and keep a list of what is in each box.

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• Pack a bag of personal items you will need during the move, such as a change of clothes, toiletries, medicine, maps, food and drinks. Keep the bag in an easy-to-find place when you pack.

• Keep a medical kit accessible • If you have children, pack a bag of games and activities for the trip.

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arth Day is a reminder about the importance of respecting our environment and doing all we can to protect our planet. Every year, over six million Canadians take part in Earth Day by doing simple things such as riding their bikes to work or using candles at night. This year show how important the environment is by pledging an act of green.

Here, in your own home, are some ways to take part in the world’s most celebrated environmental event. These tips are environmentally friendly and will save you money on your energy bills: • Cool down your house with a

• Invest in a programmable

ceiling or electric fan and open up

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TheRentersGuide.ca dollar for central air. Use your AC

if not, it’s time to replace the seal or fix the door’s alignment.

• Only do laundry when you have full loads. If you have smaller loads, make sure to use the correct settings and if you only have a

to turn it off when you’re going to

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HOME SECURITY TIPS

Rely on good judgement when it comes to safety in your home!

For more information contact Edmonton Police Crime Prevention Unit 780-421-3475

• Install security-rated locks on doors and windows.

• Change locks upon moving into a new residence.

• Install a peep-hole in your door and ask visitors to identify themselves. You should not open the door to strangers.

• If someone you don’t know comes to the door asking to use your phone, offer to make the call for them.

• Always be aware of your surroundings - especially in laundry room, parking garages and elevators.

• List only your initials and last name on the mailbox or in the telephone book.

• Don’t list your first name.

• Never give personal information to telephone solicitors or wrong number callers.

• Get to know your neighbours.

Arrangements can be made to keep an eye on each other’s homes or apartments when away.

• Make sure that all entrances are well lit.

• Draw drapes or close blinds after dark.

• Have your key ready as you approach the door.

• Don’t hide spare keys.

• Have emergency telephone numbers on or near your phone.

• Have an escape plan that allows you to leave your residence quickly.

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technology on the move

by Dan Hopkins

Let’s face it – your electronic devices make the world go round, and in the moving business, we TheRentersGuide.ca realize how important those items are to families.

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One of the most common questions we get is regarding how to transport electronics safely, especially big-screen TVs. During a move, whether it’s across town or across Canada, it is important to give these items special treatment so they arrive in one piece and in good working order. The best advice we have for accomplishing this goal requires some forethought: to keep the original boxes and foam spacers the electronic items came in. That is truly the safest method for moving them.

Of course, people rarely keep these boxes, so atTheRentersGuide.ca Two Men and a Truck

- Canada, we have specialty boxes and crates designed specifically to move big-screen TVs safely. People who do their own packing and

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moving should be aware of how easy it is to damage one of these units. Spending a few dollars extra to purchase or rent one of these special boxes can make all the difference.

They can accommodate any size TV, so there is a solution for every unit.

Another thing to remember is that most of these television sets are mounted on wall brackets – and moving companies are reluctant to disassemble the wall mounts or assemble them at the other end. Usually, if something is going to go wrong, that’s when it will happen – and again, people rarely keep the installation instructions for the brackets.

It’s far too chaotic on moving day to be trying to find any instruction manuals. The best plan when preparing for your move is to take the TVs off the walls yourself, ahead of time, and have them ready to be packaged properly.

Here’s a tip for anyone disassembling electronics for a move. Get your digital camera or phone camera and take photos of the wiring connections on the backs of the TVs, cable boxes, DVD players and the like.

When it comes time to reassemble them, it will be much easier to reference how they were set up originally, saving time, stress and frustration.

The same goes for stereos and gaming systems. Many teenagers leave their entire gaming systems hooked up until moving day.

It’s up to them to disassemble their systems and hopefully place them into the packing they arrived in. If not, the best thing to do is wrap consoles in anti-static bubble wrap and place them into appropriately sized

be bought separately. If you choose not to go that route, then surround the unit with anti-static bubble wrap, and again, place it into an appropriate sized box.

And one last handy tip: pack the associated hardware with your electronics. When packing computers, place the mouse, keyboard, power cord, scanner, printer cables, etc. all into the same box. When these cartons arrive at your new digs, you’ll be very glad you did!

boxes so they won’t move around during the trip. In fact, this is the best way to treat most electronics items. That includes computers – TheRentersGuide.ca especially desktop units. We have specialty

boxes designed specifically for them that can

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Westlawn Village Bachelor, 1 & 2 Bedroom Suites • Large suites • Heat & water included • Close to West Edmonton Mall • Park like setting • Close to schools, parks and public transit Cat Friendly

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quicktips

the psychology

of mess Little adjustments reduce the clutter-making process

by HELLEN BUTTIGIEG ELIMINATE YOUR CLUTTER HOT SPOTS We all have certain spots in our homes that have become magnets for clutter, usually because they provide a convenient, empty flat surface to pile things on. Walk around your home to determine where the clutter hot spots are, then remove the clutter (toss it in a box or laundry basket for now) and put something beautiful in its place, like a vase or a sculpture. If it’s the dining room table, set it as if you were having a dinner party. This will deter you from using it as a drop zone. Walk around your home with the box you tossed everything into and deposit these items where they belong, either in the garbage or recycle box or stored elsewhere in your house. If they don’t have a proper home, create one.

KEEP YOUR PANTRY DECLUTTERED Most people can’t resist buying items when they go on sale. But when it comes to food, buying too much and neglecting to use it before the expiry will cost you more in the long run. It’s easy to forget what you have on hand when things build up. Whether you keep your food in the kitchen cupboards or are lucky enough to have a large pantry, keeping these areas streamlined and organized will save you time, money and frustration. Before going grocery shopping, take an inventory of everything you have and plan the meals for the upcoming week with an eye towards incorporating these items. Once you’ve used up the excess, get into the habit of planning your weekly meals in advance. You will avoid over-buying and will always know what you’re making for dinner.

STOP PAPERS FROM ACCUMULATING Are you wasting your valuable time shuffling papers? Get into the habit of thinking twice before bringing home any piece of paper or printing a page. Ask yourself whether you have a specific use TheRentersGuide.ca for it, and if you don’t have a clear answer, leave it behind (no matter how interesting it looks). When you’re at a show or a conference, before you take the pamphlets and handouts, get realistic about what you’ll really have time to read when you get home. Paper hoarding is a habit that you can break, and TheRentersGuide.ca doing so will save you time and energy.

PURCHASE FURNITURE THAT DOES DOUBLE-DUTY Consider purchasing a few of the multi-functional furniture pieces that have become readily available in the stores recently.

For example, consider an upholstered ottoman that not only provides a place to put your feet up, but also offers additional seating, doubles as a coffee table and opens up to reveal hidden storage.

CREATE AN IN/OUT ZONE IN YOUR HOME Set up a small container for each family member on a table or a small bookcase by the door as a place to hold keys, cell phones and wallets. It can also act as a landing spot for brief-cases and backpacks. In addition to providing a home for those items when you walk in the door, it also gives you a consistent spot to place things you’ll need to take with you when you leave the next morning.

ARE YOU BEING HELD HOSTAGE BY YOUR POSSESSIONS? If you’re reluctant to get rid of certain items because they were expensive, think about how much it’s costing you to keep them. The more possessions you have, the more time it takes to care for them and the more space it takes to store them. Although it may be difficult to let go of things that no longer serve you, the payoff is well worth it: you’ll have more free time in your day and be more relaxed in your home.

FEELING STUCK If you find yourself backsliding when it comes to maintaining your organizing systems, don’t berate yourself, as this will sap your energy and prevent you from doing anything about it. Rather than dwelling on what went wrong, focus instead on what needs to be done. Just say “oops” and move on to taking action.

HELLEN BUTTIGIEG Hellen Buttigieg is a certified professional organizer, life coach, TV host, owner of We Organize U and author of the best-seller, Organizing Outside The Box. For tips on organizing your home, your office TheRentersGuide.ca and your life, visit WeOrganizeU.com and sign up for the free newsletter. To contact Hellen or for information on hiring a We Organize U organizing specialist, call 905.829.2219 or email info@ WeOrganizeU.com

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Since 2001, the City of Edmonton has been implementing a safety and security program for rental properties called Crime Free Multi-Family Housing (CFMH). Using training sessions and inspections, CFMH offers property owners, property managers and tenants the knowledge and skills to fortify their buildings against illegal activity like gangs and drugs and nuisance activity.

Numerous properties in Edmonton are now CFMH-certified. “Right now we have 250 fully certified sites,” says Constable Reid Nichol.

“That accounts for 13,000 units. And we have another 150 sites that are TheRentersGuide.ca working toward certification.” All in all, 20,000 units in Edmonton are either certified or working toward certification.

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CFMH adheres to the principles of Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED). “We look at a building environment and make adjustments to reduce the incidence and fear of crime,” Nichol explains.

CPTED includes the following four strategies: 1) Access control: securing entry points like doors and windows.

2) Surveillance: creating a sense of seeing and being seen, enabling people to observe, report and respond to illegal activity.

3) Territorial reinforcement: defining public and private spaces and showing pride in ownership.

4) Maintenance: preserving the physical appearance of a building by adding vegetation or eliminating graffiti.

In order for a building to earn crime-free status, the property owner or manager must participate in a three-phase program. In Phase One, they attend a two-day CPTEDbased training seminar hosted by the police. The training covers CFMH basics, the nine mandatory components of a certified property, tenant screening, selection and eviction processes, and information relating to drugs, gangs, graffiti and problem-solving. Next, a pre-inspection is done on the property to determine what security upgrades must be done.

In Phase Two, a CFMH official inspects the property, ensuring that the upgrades are in place and that the property meets the nine mandatory components, at which point a certificate is issued.

In Phase Three, tenants are invited into the process, attending a compulsory Safety Social, hosted by the property manager or owner, where the police explain how to support and uphold CFMH practices.

Nichol stresses that tenants play no small role in this process. By understanding their community, staying alert, and reporting any suspicious activity to police, tenants can help keep their buildings, and their communities, safer.

“The biggest thing we encourage tenants to do is to be the eyes and ears of the property,” he says. “We work at empowering tenants to make that contact.”

To further ensure tenant involvement, all tenants are issued a special CFMH lease addendum upon property certification.

This special contract between the owner or manager and the tenant stipulates that “the tenant will not allow or participate TheRentersGuide.ca in illegal activity in or around the property,” Nichol explains.

To be granted tenancy in a CFMH-certified building, everyone must agree to live by the same basic rules.

The lease addendum also authorizes the police to release a tenant’s file information to the property manager or owner if any criminal activity is suspected. Landlords would not normally have access to this information, but their CFMH status allows them to make quicker and more informed decisions about what next step is required.“If they find information that is consistent with a breach of the residential tenancy act, they can proceed with an eviction,” says Nichol.

The program has enjoyed positive results over the years.

While there is statistical data available to prove the resulting decreases in crime, Nichol says the biggest hurrah has been from the tenants themselves. “Tenants are telling us that they feel safer and more comfortable,” he says. He also notes a reduced need for police response to the property, fewer repeat calls for police service, better tenant selection processes, and better tenant eviction processes – all contributing to a safer, happier tenant base.

Of course, to keep tenants happy, managers and owners must uphold these improvements on an ongoing basis.

They must pass a yearly inspection, host a Safety Social for the tenants every two years, and complete a half-day recertification course every three years.

So do all these safety perks mean more costs for the tenant?

Surprisingly, no. Nichol says CFMH-certified properties run the gamut and include, in large part, low-income and subsidized housing. “There’s no extra cost to be involved,” he assures.

To view a complete list of Edmonton’s crime-free properties, check out: www.edmontonpolice.ca/crimefree Or, for more information, call 780-421-3425.

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