Ok here I go again with the dumb question

I noticed that nobody hangs their washing out to dry, so does this mean there is a by law or something that prevents you hanging clothes out?

That also got me thinking about other by laws that I wont know about and wondered where the best place is to find them all out.

As always thanks for any help

Our neighbour does it all the time. Most people don't thought. It takes too much effort.

Some areas / subdivisions do in fact have rules prohibiting hanging laundry. There are some environmental efforts being made to change that.

More often than not I suspect its just lazyness/ convenience and the fact that its wouldnt be my first choice method in the winter.


Local municipality websites would probably be your best bet; Things vary so much from place to place...rules regarding number, type and licensing of pets, precautions regarding home swiming pools etc etc.

Wont be my choice in the winter either But in the summer its nice to get washing out it makes it smell fresh.

I was wondering about enviroment issues, surely it cant be right to run a dryer in the summer, when the sun is shinning.

I thought the same thing when we first moved here. It seems crazy to be running the dryer when its +30 outside.
I have a rotary dryer and use it all summer. Many areas are now reconsidering their by laws regarding hanging out laundry as part of 'green' initiatives

I will get a rotary when I arrive. Not worth bringing mine its been in the ground too long, it should rest in peace.

Canadian tire sell them, they are not expensive.


Maybe people dont want to add to the already sky high humidity levels in the summer...maybe stuff doesnt even dry when the humidity level is up in the 90%+ range

I didnt go into Canadian tire when I was there last month, so that wll be a new experience for me! - one of many!!

OMG just looked at their web site $109 for a rotary dryer thats so expensive. Think I will buy a new one here and put it in the container next week.

Ive seen far more lines / pullies than rotarys. Cheaper and space is at less of a premium most of the time here.

imo we found the co-op will order in a rotary drier if you ask them.
found them to be cheaper than most.

Most of the individual cities within the GTA e.g. Scarborough banned clothes lines and the laws remained in place upon amalgamation.

The rise of environmental concerns, immigration from countries where clothes lines are still common, and a lack of enforcement mean people do use them. However, get silly and no doubt you will get reported.

I have a large back garden which is not at all visible from the street so I hang the bed sheets, towels and other big wet stuff over the swimming pool fence to dry. I notice my Chinese neighbours do the same but older White Canadians don't.

For the other myriad rules and regs try here http://www.toronto.ca/ which will let you know what hours you can put out your recycling, what sort of tree you can cut down without a permit etc etc

We've just signed a new lease, as we're moving house, and one of the stipulations in it is that we cant hang the washing out.

Yeah Toronto has a ban on clothes lines. At least used to, not sure if they still do.

Banning clothes lines makes me mad. There's nothing nicer than a lovely washing on a sunny day .. the fresh smell and the sight of it is a simple pleasure of mine. (Not to mention that it's environmentally friendlier and FREE!)

Luckily we have no bylaws preventing it in our municipality (I'm sure I would blatantly flout the law anyway!!) but I've heard that some areas of Victoria do.

We found a rotary dryer in Home Hardware for about $40 a couple of years ago. (They thought I was bonkers when I asked them if they had any "whirligigs" ....)

Let's unite and get our lovely clean bloomers blowing in the wind!!!