A landlord in Windsor, Ont. is considering criminal and financial background checks as a way to weed-out problem tenants who don't pay all they owe. Trashed units, unpaid rent and a lengthy repayment process are all common complaints from landlords in Windsor. Read...
Ontario leases will soon be easier to read and use as a new standard lease form and guide book will roll out at the end of April. The provincial government said it will better protect tenants from illegal terms on their leases by making the language simple and easy to...
Toronto city council has approved a new tax on hotels and short-term accommodations such as those listed on Airbnb and similar sites. The four-per-cent tax won out over a surprise motion to hike the rate to six per cent. Read the full article
Ontario landlords want the right to immediately ban the use of pot in rental properties when recreational weed is legalized this summer, arguing they should be allowed to change tenants' existing leases to stop the drug from being consumed in their units. Read the...
Recent amendments to Ontario’s Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 (RTA) include a provision (s. 12.1) requiring that “Every tenancy agreement that is entered into in respect of a tenancy of a prescribed class … shall … be in the form prescribed for that class of...
Toronto will require short-term rental operators to register with the city, while blocking secondary suites from being listed on sites like Airbnb. Council voted 40-3 in favour of the full suite of regulations, and 27-17 in favour of blocking secondary suites. Read...
New tenant protections come into effect today that place more requirements on landlords evicting them. When a landlord evicts a tenant to use the unit themselves or for a family member, they have to now give the tenant one month's rent as compensation. Read the full...
A rental suite is a great way to help homeowners meet their mortgage payments at a time when home prices are creeping ever upward in some parts of Canada. Read the full article
The Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 (RTA) was recently amended by the Rental Fairness Act, 2017 to address loopholes or abuses by some "small" landlords under the current RTA. Most of the amendments will take effect on proclamation by Ontario's lieutenant-governor...
Sault Ste. Marie Fire Services would like to remind all tenants and landlords of their responsibilities and duties involving smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms. The Ontario Fire Code and its enabling legislation, the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, prescribes...