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Housing Law – Moving out

This guide lists seven steps to help you recognize and deal with tenancy problems. Examples show how each step can be used. The seven steps are:

  • Discover your problem
  • Know your rights
  • Know what you want
  • Know who...
Available in:
English
Produced In:
2013
Format:
Booklet/PDF

This booklet explains what landlords can do with personal property that tenants leave behind when they move or are evicted. It describes when it is legal for a landlord to take a tenant's belongings, what a landlord can do with the belongings of a...

Available in:
English, French (français)
Produced In:
2012
Format:
Booklet/PDF

This booklet describes what tenants have to do if they want to move out, and what can happen if they do not follow the rules. There are sections dealing with ways to move out early: making an agreement with a landlord, assigning, subletting, and...

Available in:
English, French (français)
Produced In:
2012
Format:
Booklet/PDF

This booklet describes some important things about the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) and some ways it is different from the law it replaced. Topics covered include rent increases, deposits and other charges, repairs and maintenance, privacy, moving...

Available in:
English, French (français)
Produced In:
2012
Format:
Booklet/PDF

The Frequently Asked Questions section of the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO) web site covers many issues tenants ask about: evictions in winter, changing locks, resources for newcomers, how to get repairs done, plus links to further...

Available in:
English, French (français)
Produced In:
2011
Format:
Web

This web site has information in the form of fact sheets, podcasts, and other tools meant to help small-scale landlords learn about the rules and regulations that govern residential tenancies in Ontario and manage their rental relationships...

Available in:
English
Produced In:
2011
Format:
Web

This web page includes links to frequently asked questions and brochures on topics such as rent increases, ending a tenancy, subletting, rent payment, maintenance and repairs, mobile homes and land lease communities, and illegal lockouts. There is...

Available in:
English, French (français)
Produced In:
2010
Format:
Web

This online guide features detailed legal rights information about rental housing in Ontario, including rental agreements, maintenance and repairs, rent increases, and eviction.

Topics covered include:

  • Renting a new place
  • ...
Available in:
English
Produced In:
2010
Format:
Web

This resource offers basic information to tenants about how much rent a landlord can charge, deposits and payments a tenant might have to make before moving in, and other rules landlords and tenants must follow. There is also information about...

Available in:
English, French (français), Arabic (عربي ), Chinese (中文), Somali (Afsoomaali), Spanish (español), Tamil (தமிழ்), Urdu (اردو)
Produced In:
2010
Format:
Audio, Booklet/PDF

This webinar, presented by Sheeba Sibal of West Scarborough Community Legal Services, gives service providers an overview of the Ontario Residential Tenancies Act. It looks at requirements of the lease, rules about rent, termination of tenancy by the...

Available in:
English
Produced In:
2010
Format:
Webinar

This information sheet gives basic information about how to rent a home in Canada, what to look for, and the responsibilities of landlord and tenant. Topics include getting started, what kinds of rental housing are available, landlord and tenant...

Available in:
English, French (français), Arabic (عربي ), Chinese (中文), Punjabi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ), Spanish (español), Tagalog/Filipino (Tagalog/Filipino), Urdu (اردو)
Produced In:
2009
Format:
Booklet/PDF

This manual explains the Residential Tenancies Act and includes information on the Landlord and Tenant Board, moving in, rent, repairs and maintenance, privacy, ending a tenancy, and evictions. Topics covered apply to tenants across Ontario but many...

Available in:
English, Arabic (عربي ), Chinese (中文), Farsi/Persian (پارسی ), Hindi (हिन्दी ), Italian (Italiana), Japanese (日本語), Korean (한국어/조선말), Portuguese (português ), Russian (русский ), Spanish (español), Tamil (தமிழ்), Vietnamese (tiếng Việt)
Produced In:
2007
Format:
Booklet/PDF

This tip sheet explains the process of assigning or subletting an apartment unit. It describes the differences between assigning and subletting.

Available in:
English, French (français)
Produced In:
2007
Format:
Booklet/PDF

This tip sheet explains how tenants can give proper notice to terminate their tenancies and what may happen if improper notice is given.

Available in:
English, French (français)
Produced In:
2007
Format:
Booklet/PDF

This tip sheet describes which applications tenants can file against their landlord at the Landlord and Tenant Board, how much it costs, and what the time limits are on filing applications. It describes issues such as rent rebates and reductions,...

Available in:
English
Produced In:
2007
Format:
Booklet/PDF