Tenant Services: Including Advocacy Assistance Within Landlord-Tenant Board Proceedings

Certain events, such as a major fire, flood or serious water damage, tornado or windstorm, or other unforeseen circumstances, including changes in law, may...

When a landlord seeks to evict a tenant for the own use of the Landlord, or use by certain close family members, the landlord must genuinely possess a good...

The use of a fresh lease at the end of a lease period as a means to impose a rent increase above the allowable guideline is unlawful. 

There are many various ways that a tenant may cause damage or injury that results in losses to a landlord.  When the landlord suffers such losses the landlord...

The Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, is inapplicable when landlords share a kitchen or bathroom with tenants; accordingly, common law and lease contracts...

Landlords must keep rental units in good repair as required by Ontario's Residential Tenancies Act. Tenants can seek remedies, including rent abatement, for...

Tenant privacy rights may require a landlord to refrain from taking pictures of occupied units for purposes other than maintenance or repairs. Using images for...

Whereas a tenant holds the right to return following a renovation to the unit previously occupied by the tenant, the question may arise as to what extent of...

In general, the tenant has the right to resume living in the building following the completion of the renovations and the landlord is unable to increase the...

When a landlord collects monies unlawfully, whether over-payment of rent or other improperly collected monies, even if initially consented to by the tenant,...

Lease agreements requiring a key deposit are lawful subject to the condition that the deposit be equivalent to the cost to replace the key. 

A lease term purporting to delegate the duty of snow shoveling to a tenant is problematic for a landlord whereas such is usually unenforceable and the landlord...

The Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, excludes short-term rentals like hotels, motels, and seasonal trailer parks from its protections, falling outside the...

There are four opportunities to resolve the eviction for rent arrears process prior to the actual eviction of a tenant. 

A landlord is statutorily required to hold and protect the private information regarding a tenant.  Failure to do so may result in a Landlord Tenant Board...

Feeling slighted by rent arrears due to failure of payment or perceived misconduct by a tenant, a landlord may wish to lockout a tenant; however, doing so...