Ontario housing law sets out rules about rent and rental agreements between landlords and tenants, including rent deposits, rent increases, and rent decreases.
Housing Law – Rent and rental agreements
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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...
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EnglishA care home is a rented home that provides health care services, attendant care services, or help with daily living. This booklet explains how to tell if someone is a care home tenant and describes the rights of care home tenants. It covers topics...
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2012
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Booklet/PDFTo increase a tenant's rent, the landlord must follow the rules set by the Residential Tenancies Act. This booklet explains those rules. It also talks about agreements that a landlord and a tenant can make to increase the rent, rules about deposits...
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2012
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Booklet/PDFThis 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...
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English, français (français)
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2012
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Booklet/PDFThe 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...
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English, français (français)This web site has information in question and answer form on topics such as finding a lawyer, tickets and fines, lawsuits and disputes, family and criminal law, human rights, and wills and estates. There is a toll-free number people can call to get...
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English, français (français)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...
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EnglishA guarantor or co-signer is someone who agrees to pay your rent for you in case you are not able to pay. This Settlement.org page explains that landlords are legally allowed to ask about your income and credit as well as landlord references, and it...
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EnglishThis 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...
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These slides were developed for use at a workshop. The following is a translation of the workshop description taken from the AJEFO web site. The workshop on housing deals with the laws that...
These slides were developed for use at a workshop. The following is a translation of the workshop description taken from the AJEFO web site. The workshop on housing deals with the laws that...
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français (français)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
- ...
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2010
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WebThis 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...
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English, français (français), Arabic (عربي ), Chinese (中文), Somali (Afsoomaali), Spanish (español), Tamil (தமிழ்), Urdu (اردو)
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2010
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Audio, Booklet/PDFThis 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...
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EnglishThis conference presentation covers what tenant insurance is, whether or not tenants should have tenant insurance, whether a landlord can require tenants to have insurance, and how tenants can be affected if they don't have insurance.
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EnglishWritten for seniors, this section of the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE) web site discusses retirement homes and how they are regulated in Ontario. There are also Frequently Asked Questions, links to ACE publications on topics such as the...
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EnglishThis article in the Community Advocacy Legal Centre Spring 2010 newsletter describes what tenants should do to have their rent reduced if cable was originally included in their rent and they are later required to pay for this service.
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EnglishThis fact sheet deals with the effect of an Ontario Energy Board decision on unauthorized sub-metering of rental units. It answers tenants' questions about agreements to pay directly for electricity in exchange for a rent reduction, refunds of money...
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EnglishL'édition de l'hiver 2009 comprend les articles suivants:
- Projet de loi 106 - Loi de 2009 visant à accroître la sécurité des collectivités et des quartiers
- Attention aux contrats d'énergie
- ...
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français (français)
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2009
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NewsletterThis 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...
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English, français (français), Arabic (عربي ), Chinese (中文), Punjabi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ), Spanish (español), Tagalog/Filipino (Tagalog/Filipino), Urdu (اردو)This pamphlet provides an overview, in French, of what tenants need to know about the new Residential Tenancies Act. It covers the topics listed below.
Ce dépliant fournit aux locataires des informations sur la nouvelle Loi sur la location à...
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