# Furnace Rental Fee

**URL:** <https://discourse.settlement.org/t/furnace-rental-fee/12649>\
**Category:** Landlord and Tenant Issues\
**Created:** [October 28, 2021, 8:41pm UTC](https://discourse.settlement.org/t/furnace-rental-fee/12649 "2021-10-28T20:41:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![William](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b19c9b/32.png) [@William](https://discourse.settlement.org/u/William)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2021, 8:41pm UTC](https://discourse.settlement.org/t/furnace-rental-fee/12649/1 "2021-10-28T20:41:57Z")

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Hello, I’ve recently started renting a place in Toronto. Lease states that I am to pay “40% of all utilities” to the landlord once she receives the bill (house is shared in 3 units).

We just got the first gas bill. There’s 3  
$30 for rental of hot water boiler, and $150 for rental of HVAC (which I assume is the furnace). In the lease we specifically agreed to pay for the hot water boiler rental, but the furnace was never mentionned.

Am i responsible for these monthly cost, or is it the homeowner responsibility?

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**Author:** ![SettlementOrgMod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SettlementOrgMod](https://discourse.settlement.org/u/SettlementOrgMod)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2021, 11:39pm UTC](https://discourse.settlement.org/t/furnace-rental-fee/12649/2 "2021-10-31T23:39:36Z")

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Hello there,

Thank you for sharing your situation and question with us, we can appreciate that you would be very concerned about this situation.

It is best that you contact a [community legal clinic](https://www.legalaid.on.ca/en/contact/contact.asp?type=cl) for some advice regarding your situation. You may also wish to call the [Landlord and Tenant Board](http://www.sjto.gov.on.ca/ltb/contact/) at 1-888-332-3234 or 416-645-8080 (in the GTA) for information specific to your situation. The landlord and tenant board resolves disputes between residential landlords and tenants.

It may also help to connect with a community resource navigator at 211 to narrow your search. [211 Ontario](https://211ontario.ca/) is a free, confidential service.

Their phone service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. [Here](https://211ontario.ca/chat/) is a link to their live chat if you prefer to communicate online. Their live chat service is available Monday to Friday from 7am-9pm ET.

We hope this information is helpful. If you have any additional questions, please feel free to post them [here](https://discuss.settlement.org/default.aspx).

Sincerely,

Your [Settlement.Org](http://Settlement.Org) Team