2024-03-11 14:10
Determining when rent is late in Ontario. It's not necessarily obvious.Much turns on the question of when rent is due and when it may, legally, be considered "late". If ren… Read More
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2023-10-16 11:14
Where does the case go? Landlord and Tenant Board or Superior Court of Justice?Increasing monthly rent amounts and the inefficiencies at the Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board hav… Read More
2023-06-17 14:08
Condo Unit Owner's tenants cause trouble, Condo charging back expenses to owner--any limits?This article is outside of my usual area of comment in that the legal issues engage the Ontario Co… Read More
2023-06-14 17:31
Does the death of a complaining tenant void the eviction of the perpetrator?What a weird topic for an article on residential landlord and tenant law. However, it seems like an increasi… Read More
2023-06-12 21:37
What are the Rules for Compensation Refunds under the RTA?Landlords who seek to terminate and evict tenants on the basis of an N12 become aware that it is a requirement of these termin… Read More
2023-05-22 14:27
The automatic dismissal of Landlord & Tenant Board Applications because of Non-Payment of Compensation is changing (has changed!)For the last several years the Landlord and Tenant B… Read More
2023-05-02 20:59
STARTING FROM SCRATCH (de novo) after all the work was done!As we all know, the Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board is having a difficult time in fulfilling its statutory mandate. … Read More
2023-03-20 20:16
How many years of unpaid interest can a tenant claim on the Last Month’s Rent Deposit? The Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board's T1 Form allows a tenant to apply for LMR interest a… Read More
2023-03-19 11:07
ILLEGAL ACTIVITY BY TENANTS does not obviously mean eviction. There are many defences and relief from eviction is possible and even likely. Examples given and discussed.Tenants c… Read More
2023-03-14 21:49
What does a landlord do if tenants complain about each other? (Noise, music, smoking, shouting, etc.) Residential Landlords often find themselves in a peculiar spot when tenants in dif… Read More
2023-03-13 17:59
WHEN A RESIDENTIAL TENANT DOES NOT PAY RENT---what do I do? A landlord's guide. You would think that there is only one course of action, one legal answer, one path to dealing wit… Read More
2023-02-03 22:04
From time to time a landlord will decide that they wish to sell their rental unit while the tenant remains in possession of the unit. This is perfectly lawful. … Read More
2023-01-05 15:05
FILLING in an N4 Notice of Termination for Non-Payment of Rent(the eviction process for non-payment of rent in Ontario)This blog, with the video, will show you how to begin the process… Read More
2023-01-03 20:40
A former tenant damaged the rental unit. How do you get them to pay for the damages that they caused? I get this question often enough and the answer today is different than it w… Read More
2022-12-30 19:01
SOME BACKGROUND TO Ontario LeasesThere are very few not for cause grounds to terminate a tenancy of tenants in Ontario. If a tenant(s) fulfills the requirements of the lease, pays rent… Read More
2021-04-17 21:35
SO THE ZOOM YOU ATTENDED WAS RECORDED.How Co-op members meet to conduct the business of a Co-op has changed due to Covid as has the manner of meetings of all sorts of organizations.&nb&hell…Read More
2021-04-15 18:18
ONTARIO EVICTION MORATORIUM NEW DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY: There are exceptions!The Province of Ontario declared a further Emergency under the Emergency Management and Civil… Read More
2021-01-13 16:59
EVICTIONS STOPPED---STATE of EMERGENCYAs we all know, the Province yesterday declared a second state of emergency---stay at home order---to come into effect at 12:01 January 14, 2021… Read More
2020-10-08 00:15
RENT INCREASE for 2021 is 0% (ZERO!)Recent amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) effectively freeze rents for the calendar year 2021 to the same amount charged in the year 2020… Read More
2020-07-30 23:36
Can the Sheriff evict tenants again in Ontario?Is the Covid Emergency over?People are generally aware that since mid March 2020 tenant evictions have been suspended in Ontario. Any leg… Read More
2020-07-24 12:27
NEW AMENDMENTS TO THE RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACTOntario Legislature, By abdallahhThe Residential Tenancies Act has been amended and the Bill doing so is Bill 184. The legislative… Read More
2020-06-23 18:24
RTA exempt. I am roommate. Now what?I want to thank Mr. Maguire for emailing me and asking me to comment on Newman v. Glanville, 2019 ONSC 1040 (CanLII) . Being somewhat to… Read More
2020-06-20 01:43
CLASSES ARE ONLINE: Can we cancel our lease?I've been getting questions from university and college students, and some from landlords, asking if residential leases are still valid (or… Read More
2020-05-05 15:26
When the Rent is late what penalties can a landlord require a tenant to pay?Covid 19 and the pandemic has left a lot of residential tenants a bit short or unable to pay the monthly rent when… Read More
2020-05-04 19:24
WHAT ARE A TENANT'S RIGHTS?The topic of this blog article comes up due to several recent cases I've worked on and a recent newspaper article about an Ottawa tenant who fears having been expo… Read More
2020-04-09 15:24
Bruce Pit Dog Park, Ottawa, ON March 2020Temporarily Closed under RegulationsAn odd title for a blog post dealing with residential landlord and tenant questions in Ontario. However, it… Read More
2020-04-02 19:43
Steps to be taken in case of emergency issues (HEALTH AND SAFETY)The Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board has issued a directive and created a motions process to allow the scheduling of evictio… Read More
2020-03-20 17:42
You may have heard that there are amendments coming to the Residential Tenancies Act and that these amendments are making significant changes to important parts of the RTA. The bill th… Read More
2020-03-17 17:57
What happens if, due to Corona virus, I can't pay my rent?There are numerous comments posted to this blog all asking the same question or similar question. What should a tenant do if t… Read More
2020-01-23 19:18
What should you do when your tenant is disturbing other tenants?For the purposes of this article let us assume that you (the landlord) have an apartment building with multiple rental units… Read More
2020-01-21 20:47
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO WHEN YOUR TENANT IS LATE WITH THE RENT?Are you renting out residential properties to tenants with the aim of earning a reasonable living, building some equity, and perhaps… Read More
2019-10-28 11:25
FROM $25,000 to $35,000 as of JANUARY 1, 2020The Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board has a monetary jurisdiction of $10,000 or the monetary jurisdiction of the Ontario Small Claims Court (whic… Read More
2019-10-25 19:55
FROM $25,000 to $35,000 as of JANUARY 1, 2020The Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board has a monetary jurisdiction of $10,000 or the monetary jurisdiction of the Ontario Small Claims Court (whic… Read More
2019-07-16 14:20
What is a landlord to do about marijuana smoke? With the legalization of medicinal and recreational cannabis in Ontario landlords are finding themselves confronted by problems tha… Read More
2019-06-12 18:23
Evicting a tenant for damage: the law gives them options!This article deals with the interpretation of section 62 of the Residential Tenancies Act and seeks to clarify what exactly a l… Read More
2019-04-14 15:52
THE LAW SAYS: NO!As a tenant, is your residential landlord allowed to limit your guests, who lives with you, who stays over night? Can your landlord charge a fee or extra rent or… Read More
2018-12-31 18:29
TENANTS IN NEW BUILDINGS (November 2018) BEWARE!The Globe and Mail ran a story (Developers forge ahead with apartments amid easing of Ontario rent-control rules December 31, 2018) about thre… Read More
2018-12-20 15:02
Interest owed to tenant on last month’s rent depositA question that I get from time to time is how to calculate the interest owing on a last month’s rent deposit. The quest… Read More
2018-12-10 21:43
Residential Co-op Housing–How good is it?From time to time I get questions about Non-Profit Housing Co-operatives and usually the questions turn on how the Co-op is governed. Som… Read More
2018-12-04 18:54
PRIVACY: HOW MUCH CAN YOU TELL THE COMPLAINING TENANTabout the steps taken against the other tenantThe Ontario Residential Tenancies Act requires the landlord to deal with complaints about t… Read More
2018-11-26 12:22
Residential landlords looking for a template lease in OntarioFairly often I get an inquiry from a "new" landlord who is in the process of renting out their rental unit for the first time. &n&hell…Read More
2018-11-25 23:07
EVICTION BECAUSE THE LANDLORD IS MOVING IN (Possibly in bad faith)the new rulesThe Residential Tenancies Act and at least the last two previous versions of the residential tenancies law in O… Read More
2018-11-23 13:14
Noise by-laws and the consequences for making noiseA very common problem is with tenants making noise in apartment buildings. The noise can be loud talking, arguments, stereos, bl… Read More
2018-11-22 17:53
THE BURDEN OF PROOF AT THE LANDLORD AND TENANT BOARDMost people are familiar with the concept of the “burden of proof” largely because you hear it referred to in movies and on te… Read More
2018-11-22 13:04
Presenting your case at the Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board PART IIThis article is a continuation of the theme of presenting your case at the Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB), wheth… Read More
2018-11-19 18:30
PLEASE LET ME MOVE OUT!Life's realities sometimes make it necessary for a tenant to move and leave their current apartment. Sometimes, the reality is a job loss, a relationship breakup… Read More
2018-11-19 13:03
Nervous? How do I argue my caseHow do you present a case at the Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board? I get this question often and my initial joking reply is “just like… Read More
2018-11-17 23:38
This blog is a rewrite and update to the law in Ontario with respect to terminating a tenancy for non-payment of rent. Has much changed in this respect in 2018-19? &nbs&hell…Read More
2018-03-20 21:17
So what has really changed, in the year 2018, in the Residential Tenancies Act with respect to increasing the rent for a rental unit covered by the Residential Tenancies Act in Ontario? &nbs&hell…Read More
2016-11-05 10:35
THE FORM N5: Technical requirements when a terminating a tenancy for substantial interference with reasonable enjoyment One of the most complicated processes under the Ontario Residential Te… Read More
2016-10-19 19:10
Whether tenants can rent their units out on Airbnb is a question that I am being asked more and more. Landlord's are calling me expressing concern that there are strangers in their bui… Read More
2016-05-09 12:12
The Ontario government is going through a consultation process respecting proposed amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act. Public consultation has been extended to the end of June… Read More
2016-04-28 13:37
This is a rather short article to simply address and make available a Form that has not yet made its way to the Landlord and Tenant Board website. Tenant representatives and Landlord r… Read More
2016-03-10 22:34
I'm told by some people that my blog is missing a decent article dealing with the issue of repairing broken things in an apartment. So this is my crack at addressing that shortco… Read More
2016-01-08 22:05
Criminal negligence causing death. That is what a landlord was charged with, convicted, and sentenced to a global sentence of 3 years in prison for in failing to make sure that a renta… Read More
2015-12-10 19:51
Tenants in Ontario are fairly secure in their tenancy during the course of a fixed term. The only legal grounds to terminate a tenancy during a fixed term (the typical fixed term is th… Read More
2015-09-30 17:50
In Ontario, tenants are entitled to receive a receipt for rent that they pay. This is true even if their rent is paid by cheque, electronic transfer, or other instrument that would app… Read More
2015-09-28 18:32
I've given up thinking that there are some things in life that are so obvious that everyone inherently understands and knows the right and the wrong way to think about the thing. As i… Read More
2015-08-13 17:51
If you are looking for information respecting the nature of a guarantee or the obligation of a co-signer with respect to residential leases governed by Ontario's Residential Tenancies Act th… Read More
2015-08-13 17:51
If you are looking for information respecting the nature of a guarantee or the obligation of a co-signer with respect to residential leases governed by Ontario's Residential Tenancies Act th… Read More
2015-06-22 20:10
This article is for landlords who are renting apartments to residential tenants in Ontario. The goal of this article is to provide a guide to the steps to take to protect one's int… Read More
2015-03-18 17:50
Preparing for a Hearing at the Landlord and Tenant Board Read More
2015-01-06 15:27
Some landlords attempt to restrict the number of occupants in a rental unit, restrict the number of guests, or they seek to require a tenant to obtain their permission before allowing friend… Read More
2014-11-24 22:27
Mould in an apartment can be an incredibly complex problem for a tenant to deal with. A great number of tenants call me to say that they are suffering serious health problems from moul… Read More
2014-10-30 12:32
It is not infrequent that I get calls from tenants and landlords alike asking about the costs that go with dealing with bedbugs. Landlords, most often, are concerned about the costs of… Read More
2014-10-29 15:26
What is the scope of a tenant's responsibility for the cleanliness of their apartment? Often enough, it becomes clear that one person's sense of what it means to be neat and tidy is co… Read More
2014-08-14 19:04
Tenants in Ontario are quite familiar with usual requirement of landlords to provide a first month's rent and a Last Month's Rent deposit before moving into an apartment. In fact, it i… Read More
2014-07-29 18:28
REQUIRING POST-DATED CHEQUES IS ILLEGALIn Ontario a landlord is not allowed to demand post-dated cheques, money orders or any type of direct debit from your bank account. The Residenti… Read More
2014-07-07 17:56
Making Ontario Small Claims Court work for youOften enough I get calls from Landlords who are very upset about the condition of the rental unit that they get back from a tenant who has moved… Read More
2014-07-07 17:50
The Residential Tenancies Act was recently amended (June 1, 2014) to include provisions that allow Co-operative Corporations to proceed to the Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board to enforce th… Read More
2014-06-18 11:48
Being short on the rent can happen. This article speaks to options that Ontario tenants have when they are unable to pay their rent in full or on time.When I have tenant clients who ar… Read More
2014-06-07 00:15
HOW DID I GET THIS FAR BEHIND?Often enough, I have landlord clients who find themselves with a tenant who is many months in arrears of rent. The rent arrears amount to several thousand… Read More
2014-05-30 20:06
Many unusual things happen when you are a landlord. Recently, I've had a number of cases involving the transfer of rental units, by tenants to strangers that the landlord is utterly un… Read More
2014-04-25 16:26
As we head into spring here in Ottawa---and hopefully summer soon---a seasonal stressor for many tenants is about to occur. Windows will open, decks will be occupied, porches will have… Read More
2014-03-27 18:57
The fact is that a great many apartment buildings have someone in the building who acts as a superintendent of the building. The "super" is the person that other tenants go to with com… Read More
2014-03-01 17:33
How important is the location of your apartment to your mental health, enjoyment of life, vitamin D production, or even to treating seasonal affective disorder? When renting an apartme… Read More
2014-02-21 15:42
I'm pleased to publish today an Article written by my assistant Heather. As you have seen in prior Articles, Heather has developed a keen interest in Landlord and Tenant Law issues.&nb&hell…Read More
2014-02-12 11:13
Every once in a while I get a call from a landlord asking what they can or should do when they haven't see their tenant around for a while. The rent is normally in arrears, the mailbox… Read More
2014-01-30 17:39
As it happens I had an interesting experience at the Landlord and Tenant Board today. I was representing a tenant who was accused of "damaging" her rental unit. The landlord serv… Read More
2014-01-27 20:32
Pets and Apartments: Things to Consider Before Adopting a New Friend The article below is being "guest blogged" by my assistant Heather C.. Heather, like all good assistants is in… Read More
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