Plex & multi-unit management in Aurora.
Aurora is a smaller, family-oriented market where most multi-unit houses are a detached home with one basement suite. The Town replaced its old second-suite rules in 2024 with a by-law that requires additional residential units to be registered. Demand comes from GO commuters, staff at Magna and other employers along the Highway 404 corridor, and private-school families. We manage the suite and the house together.
Aurora, specifically.
Plex & multi-unit management in Aurora: the local picture
Aurora Village, around Yonge and Wellington, has the town's oldest houses, some divided into two units long ago. Aurora Heights, built in the 1960s and 1970s west of Yonge, has bungalows and back-splits on generous lots that suit a second unit or a garden suite. Hills of St. Andrew carries larger estate lots. East of Yonge, Bayview Wellington, Bayview Northeast and Aurora Grove are 1990s and 2000s subdivisions with full basements. Tenants commute from Aurora GO on the Barrie line or along Yonge on VIVA, work at Magna's head office and the Highway 404 business parks, or teach and study at St. Andrew's College.
Aurora's By-law 6660-24 requires the registration of additional residential units and replaced the Town's earlier second-suite by-law after the More Homes Built Faster Act. Ontario's current rules allow most urban residential lots up to three units, either all inside the house or with one in a detached building. Registration generally involves showing that the suite complies with zoning and with the building and fire codes. Older suites that existed on July 14, 1994 may fall under the Fire Code retrofit rules for two-unit occupancies. We keep the registration and alarm service records in one file and confirm both before every new tenancy.
What's included
- Unit-by-unit leasing. Staggered renewals and turnovers, planned in advance.
- Common areas. Hallways, laundry, lighting, garbage and recycling schedules.
- Building systems. Shared boilers, water heaters, fire safety and alarms.
- Utility allocation. Clear lease terms for shared or separately metered utilities.
- Consolidated reporting. Every unit on one statement, with per-unit ledgers.
- Capital planning. Roof, windows, boiler — budgeted before they become emergencies.
Do I need to register my basement suite in Aurora?
Yes: Aurora's By-law 6660-24 requires additional residential units to be registered with the Town. It replaced the earlier second-suite registration by-law following the provincial changes of 2022. We can check whether your suite is already registered and help you file if it is not.
Can I build a garden suite in Aurora?
On many urban residential lots, yes. Provincial rules allow up to three units, and one of them may be a detached unit in the rear yard. Aurora's zoning still controls size, height, setbacks and servicing, so a lot-specific review should come before any drawings.
Hand us the keys.
Tell us about your property. We'll walk it, price it, and send a plain-language proposal — no obligation.