Guides · updated 2026-08-25

RentSafeTO scores, explained

RentSafeTO is the City of Toronto's enforcement program for apartment buildings with 3+ storeys and 10+ units. City staff evaluate each registered building on dozens of items — elevators, lobby, laundry, garbage rooms, exterior, pests and more — and the results become the score shown on every building page on this site.

Reading the number

The score is a percentage of possible points across the areas evaluated. Two cautions. First, a score reflects common areas at evaluation time, not conditions inside units. Second, a building can score well while its owner files heavily at the LTB — scores and orders measure different things, which is exactly why this site shows both.

What happens to low scorers

Buildings scoring below the City's audit threshold (50%) get a full audit and follow-up enforcement; scores also set how often a building is re-evaluated. The City has been consulting on a revised system using percentile categories and colour-coded signage, so treat cross-year comparisons with care.

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Quick answers

What is a good RentSafeTO score?
Scores are percentages. Buildings below 50% must be audited by the City; low-scoring buildings are evaluated more often. The City is moving toward percentile-based categories, so compare a building against similar buildings, not just the raw number.

Who gets evaluated?
Every registered rental building with three or more storeys and ten or more units — about 3,600 buildings in Toronto.

General information, not legal advice. For your situation, contact a community legal clinic or the Landlord and Tenant Board.