Rental: Landlord
租赁·房东：租客筛选、RTA / N4 / N12、押金、驱逐、自主管理。 Tenant screening, RTA / N4 / N12, deposits, evictions, self-managing rentals.
Frozen Pipes in a Rental: When the Tenant Pays for the Burst, and When the Landlord Does
A tenant’s guide to the burst-pipe bill: what an Ontario landlord can do under RTA s.62 and s.89, the seven-day window that voids a termination notice, the one-year limit, and how thermostat control and who pays for heat shape the negligence question.
Mould in an Ontario Rental: Landlord Repair Duty or Tenant-Caused Damage?
Mould in an Ontario rental has no rule of its own. Starting from a landlord’s move-out inspection, this guide walks through the RTA s.89 damage claim, the tenant’s T6 route under s.29 and s.30, the Toronto Chapter 629 standards a unit is measured against, and why the last month’s rent deposit can’t cover repairs.
Your Tenant Wants to Paint or Drill: What an Ontario Landlord Can Refuse, and How Damage Gets Paid Without a Damage Deposit
An Ontario landlord’s three instincts about tenant alterations, checked against the standard lease and the Residential Tenancies Act: how far a “no” reaches under §12, why the last month’s rent deposit can’t pay for repairs, and when an N5, N7, L2 or L10 actually fits.
Tenant Running a Home Daycare in Your Rental: An Ontario Landlord’s Rights and Risks
An Ontario landlord’s options when a tenant runs a home daycare: the child-care limits to check first, the conversation to have, and when an N5, N6 or N7 applies.
Your Tenant Charges an EV on Your Hydro Bill: What an Ontario Landlord Can and Can’t Do
An Ontario landlord’s guide to a tenant’s electric car when hydro is included in the rent: what changes between plugging into an existing outlet, installing a Level 2 charger under an ESA notification of work, and signing a section 123 agreement capped at actual cost.
The Life of an Unpaid-Rent Entry: Reporting a Former Tenant’s Debt to a Credit Bureau Under Ontario’s Consumer Reporting Act
An unpaid-rent entry on a credit file has a life cycle, and Ontario’s Consumer Reporting Act governs each stage differently: what binds you when you send it (s.22, PIPEDA consent), who may pull it (s.8), how a tenant disputes it or adds a 200-word statement (s.13, s.12.6), the three seven-year clocks in s.9(3), and the fines and civil liability for false information.
Tenant Behind on Rent? How Toronto’s Rent Bank Money Works, and Where a Landlord Stands
A landlord’s guide to the Toronto Rent Bank: what the arrears and deposit grants pay, the household income and asset limits, what the program does not cover, typical processing time, and how it sits alongside an N4 under RTA s.59.
Skipped Rent Increases for Years? What an Ontario Landlord Can and Cannot Do Now
For Ontario landlords who held the rent flat for years: what the Residential Tenancies Act lets you do with a tenant who says no, a tenant willing to talk, a building with real cost increases, a tenant who is leaving, and a unit first lived in after November 15, 2018, plus the tools that do not exist.
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