Founded in 1981, the Kingston Rental Property Owners Association brings together landlords in the Kingston community to promote local & provincial advocacy, peer networking, education on laws & regulations, & to provide an opportunity to share valuable resources & support best practices.
Membership is open to landlords, property managers, superintendents, as well as professionals & vendors who supply services to the rental property community.
KRPOA Member Benefits:
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8 monthly dinner meetings (Zoom & In-person) that feature interesting & informative guest speakers & the opportunity to network with fellow landlords & suppliers
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Access to rental specific forms including a lease addendum (available for members on our Resource Page)
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Member discounts at area businesses
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We DO NOT carry a list of "bad tenants". You can view public LTB court cases here: CanLII
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Membership Meetings typically take place on the last Tuesday of every month with guest speakers:
June + July + August = Summer Break
Oct 24 Curtis Smith Director of Licensing & Enforcement
Discussion Topic: City of Kingston’s Proposed
Residential Rental Licensing Program
Nov 28 TBD
Dec 19 TBD
Meetings are blended - offered both in-person & virtually via Zoom.
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Membership is open to SMALL & LARGE landlords, property managers, brokers, lenders, appraisers, superintendents, real estate professionals, & others in the industry.
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The KRPOA is fully managed by a volunteer board consisting entirely of local rental property owners & managers. Board membership is a 2-year term.
Interested in joining the Board? Contact us!
Board Roles
President Robert Melo
Treasurer Emre Askar
Directors Paula Nichols, Caitlyn Clark, Jordan Morelli, Mark Taylor, Samantha Glass, Sina Tahamtan, Colin Watts
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You are welcome to participate & join in the rewarding experience of being a volunteer. Our members have demonstrated their willingness to mentor, coach & share what has worked & what hasn’t, & we're always looking for new perspectives & ideas.
For more information about joining the Board, contact us.
Previous Speakers
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Tony Irwin President/CEO Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO)
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Hendry Warren LLP Jacob Milosek CPA CA Nicholas Raycroft CPA May/23
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Landlord’s Self-Help Centre LSO Paralegals Diana Padierna Nathalia Debski Ender Joseph Apr/23
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Allistair Trent Legal Services Landlords & Real Estate Professionals Feb/23
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Shawn Leclaire founder of RentalGauge™ Inc Mar/23
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Mayor Bryan Paterson Kingston Jan/23
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Kyle Compeau Manager Enforcement Services Kingston Nuisance Party Bylaw Apr/22
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Tony Miller CEO Ottawa Small Landlord Assoc Mar/22
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Pete Goyer MYCOR Insurance Solutions ON East Jan/22
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Michael Cotman MW Cotman & Assoc Nov/21
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Lorrie McCullough McCullough Legal Services & Sean Jensen Paralegal Oct/21
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Ryan Decker & Kathryn Morrison KFL&A Public Health Environmental Health & Covid Sept/21
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Tim Park Manager Development Approvals Kingston May/21
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Kyle Compeau & Derek Ochej Building & Enforcement Kingston Apr/21
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John Done Kingston Community Legal Clinic Mar/21
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Ray Garner Director Solid Waste Services Kingston Feb/21
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Nick Lorraway & Natalie Woodland Co-founders of the Home Standards Project Feb/21
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Carol Willes BMO Private Banking Nov/20
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Omotayo Senbore Renile Oct/20
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Sue Priest Paralegal Services (September 2020)
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Paige Agnew, Sukriti Agarwal & Andrea Gummo City of Kingston Planning Feb/20
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Kyle Compeau & Dan Hazell Kingston Licensing Jan/20