South Eastern Ontario property management since 2003

Trenton Property Management

KEILTY Realty Management is a Kingston-based property management company, in business since 2003, that manages rental homes, small multi-family properties and apartment buildings for owners in Trenton and across Quinte West. We handle leasing, rent collection, maintenance, inspections, Landlord and Tenant Board filings and monthly reporting, with flat-rate pricing and a same-day response standard. Owners can reach Brandon Ackerman, VP Rental Management, at 613-545-3322.

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Simple, flat-rate pricing

No percentage games. One clear rate for Full Service management, one leasing fee when a new lease is signed.

Full Service Management

Flat rate per unit, per month

One-year service agreement. See current rates

Rent collection and delinquency management
Detailed monthly financial reporting and 24/7 owner portal
Dedicated property manager, one point of contact
Maintenance coordination and annual inspection
24/7 emergency response for residents
Legal and regulatory compliance, LTB process handling
Turnover services between residents

Leasing Fee

1 month's rent + HST

Charged for each new lease signed under your Full Service agreement.

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Comprehensive screening: credit, references, and income verification
You can approve the final applicant if you'd like
Digital leasing, fast and paperless

You stay in control

Written approval thresholds

Spending limits are agreed at onboarding. Above them, nothing is spent without your sign-off.

You approve your residents

We screen and shortlist; you can make the final call whenever you'd like.

Same-day response standard

Call or email us on a business day, hear back the same day.

KEILTY in Trenton

KEILTY manages rental property in Trenton and Quinte West from our Kingston head office, about an hour east along Highway 401, with the same property managers who look after our Belleville and Kingston portfolios. We lease, inspect and maintain single-family homes, duplexes and triplexes, and small apartment buildings for owners who live in the Quinte area and for owners who do not, with local trades and in-person showings.

Trenton is the largest urban centre in the City of Quinte West and the home of 8 Wing. If your property is in Frankford, Batawa or the rural part of the municipality, our Quinte West page covers the same service.

What Trenton owners should know

The posting cycle drives demand

8 Wing/CFB Trenton is the main source of tenant demand in the city, and Canadian Armed Forces postings run on an annual cycle. Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services describes July and August as the peak moving months, with change of strength dates deliberately spread across May, July and September. For an owner that means the strongest leasing window runs from spring into early fall, and a vacancy in November competes for far fewer households. In February 2026 the federal government launched phase 2 of its military housing expansion, which includes more than 350 new on-base units for 8 Wing, so some future demand will be housed on base rather than in town.

Source: CMF Magazine on CFMWS Active Posting Season
Source: 93.3 myFM, 2026-02-25

Vacancy and rents: the Belleville CMA numbers

CMHC counts Trenton and Quinte West inside the Belleville census metropolitan area, so that is the survey to watch. CMHC's October 2025 Rental Market Survey put the Belleville CMA purpose-built apartment vacancy rate at 3.3 per cent, with an average rent of $1,447 across all unit types. A vacancy rate above 3 per cent is a balanced market, not a landlord's market: well-presented homes lease, tired ones sit.

Source: CMHC Housing Market Information Portal, table 2.1.31.2, October 2025

Quinte West property standards

The City of Quinte West Property Standards By-law 09-89 requires owners to keep rental dwellings clean, sanitary, safe and in good repair, including a heating system able to hold 21 degrees Celsius, and residents can report problems through the city's online property complaint portal. Owners weighing short stays should also note By-law 19-077, a 4 per cent Municipal Accommodation Tax on stays of fewer than 30 days. We inspect annually and handle by-law correspondence on your behalf.

Source: City of Quinte West, Bylaws and enforcement

What changes for Ontario landlords in 2026

Two rounds of Residential Tenancies Act changes apply this year. On 2026-07-01 the Landlord and Tenant Board shortened the window to request a review of an order from 30 days to 15, made its Payment Agreement Form mandatory for repayment plans, and raised maximum fines to $100,000 for individuals and $500,000 for corporations. On 2026-09-21, under Bill 60 and Bill 97, the N4 non-payment notice period drops from 14 days to 7, an owner's own-use N12 served with at least 120 days' notice no longer requires compensation, and N13 renovation notices carry new written-update duties and a 60-day right-of-first-refusal window. We file on the new timelines from the first day they apply.

Source: Tribunals Ontario, 2026-06-30
Source: Powerhouse Management, RTA changes 2026

Trenton owner questions

My tenant has been posted out of Trenton mid-lease. What happens to the lease?

Ontario's Residential Tenancies Act governs, whatever a military clause in the lease says. A posted member can ask to assign the unit to a new tenant; if the owner declines, the tenant may end the tenancy early on roughly a month's notice, and at the end of a fixed term 60 days' notice applies either way. In practice we treat a posting message as an early warning: we confirm the move-out date in writing, start marketing while the tenant is still in place, and schedule the turnover so the home is ready for the incoming posting season rather than sitting empty.

Do you manage single-family homes in Trenton, or only buildings?

Both. Most of what we manage in Trenton and Quinte West is single-family homes, duplexes and triplexes, often owned by a former resident who was posted elsewhere or moved for work. We also manage small multi-family properties and apartment buildings. Fees are set out on our single-family rental page and our small multi-family page, and your free rental evaluation includes a written quote for your property.

How fast do rentals lease near CFB Trenton?

It depends on the season, the price and the condition of the home. Demand is strongest from spring into early fall, when Canadian Armed Forces postings bring new households to 8 Wing, and slowest through the winter. A well-presented home priced at market typically leases within that peak window; an overpriced or tired one can sit for months in any season. We do not quote lease-up timelines we cannot back up. Your free rental evaluation gives you a realistic rent range and the market time to expect at that rent.

Who handles Landlord and Tenant Board filings for my Trenton property?

KEILTY does. We prepare and serve notices such as the N4, N5 and N12, file the related applications, track the deadlines that changed in 2026, manage the hearing process and bring in a licensed paralegal where representation requires one. You receive a plain-language summary at each step and approve any settlement before it is signed.

I live outside the Quinte area. How does managing from a distance work?

Most Trenton owners we work with do not live in Trenton. You get a 24/7 owner portal with monthly financial statements, an annual inspection report with photos, written spending thresholds agreed at onboarding, and a dedicated property manager who answers the same business day. Residents call us, not you. If you want to talk it through first, call Brandon Ackerman, VP Rental Management, at 613-545-3322.

What could your Trenton property rent for?

Free rental evaluation with a realistic rent range and a written management quote. A.J. Keilty calls within 20 minutes in business hours, and the written evaluation follows within 24 hours of that call.

Free Rental Evaluation

No obligation. Prepared by a local property manager.

A call within 20 minutes in business hours, the written evaluation within 24 hours of that call. We never share your information.

Local in Trenton, not remote.

Your Trenton property is handled by a team that actually lives and works in the area, not a call centre reading from a script.

Meet the KEILTY Team