Re-posted from ON THE RADAR, a publication of Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many tenants to fall behind in their rent. For some, the best choice might be to work out an agreement with their landlord so they have time to pay back what they owe. This month’s On the … More Rent Repayment Agreements can Pose Risks to Tenants
Repost from HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario. The COVID-19 pandemic eviction ban is being lifted in Ontario on August 4, 2020. This means that evictions can once again take place in Ontario. There remains a process for evictions, but for most evictions that process is now different due to recent changes to the Residential … More UPDATE ON LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW: EVICTION SUSPENSION LIFTED AND CHANGES TO EVICTION PROCESS
Click HERE for a recent article in the Queen’s Journal regarding the effects of COVID-19 on student tenancies featuring an interview with John Done, Executive Director.
Scarborough Community Legal Services has created an information sheet to answer questions about residential tenancies amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. To access the tip sheet, click this link: What Tenant Need to Know During the COVID-19 Pandemic If you are experiencing issues with your tenancy and need legal adivce, please contact Kingston Community Legal Clinic … More COVID-19 TENANT TIP SHEET
Check out the latest interview with John Done in the Queen’s Journal by Rachel Aiken. https://www.queensjournal.ca/story/2020-01-30/features/meet-the-lawyer-whos-defending-students-against-kingston-landlords/
Even a verbal altercation with a neighbour could give rise to an eviction order and a five-year ban from social housing, regardless of whether there is a criminal conviction BY BRENDAN JOWETT, AMY SLOTEK OCTOBER 5, 2019 10:26 AM It’s a situation that could happen anywhere, but let’s say it happens in social housing in Toronto: two neighbours have … More Doug Ford’s changes to social housing eviction rules won’t make communities safer
Re-posted from ON THE RADAR, a publication of Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) The provincial government is allowing landlords of new apartments to raise the rent by any amount. This month’s On the Radar explains which units are affected by this change, and what it means for tenants. Rent control basics Most rented homes in … More No More Rent Control for New Apartments
Sarah Forsyth | Staff Lawyer Has your landlord asked you to move out of your rental unit because the landlord’s family member wants to move in? Here is what you need to know. Most tenancies are protected by the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006. Just because your landlord says you have to leave, does not mean … More N12: What You Need to Know
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