Re-posted from the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO). The Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO) is sounding the alarm on Bill 60 (Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025) which threatens to strip away essential tenant protections and weaken Ontario’s housing justice system. ACTO strongly opposes the government’s proposed changes to the Residential Tenancies Act … More ACTO’s Top 5 Concerns On Bill 60
Re-posted from ON THE RADAR, a publication of Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) The Government of Canada is currently not taking: For information, check out the latest edition of CLEO’s ON THE RADAR. This post gives general legal information. For legal advice for a specific situation please CONTACT KCLC.
Re-posted from the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO) blog. A form N12, or “Notice to End your Tenancy Because the Landlord, a Purchaser or a Family Member Requires the Rental Unit” is a form a landlord or their representative can give to their tenant as a notice of eviction in Ontario. A landlord who gives their … More ACTO: My landlord gave me a Form N12 notice. Now what?
Re-posted from the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO). Housing in Ontario has gone from bad to worse. Renters in Ontario face skyrocketing rents, housing insecurity, and a lack of affordable options. Whether it’s through a false own-use eviction or a renoviction, the end result is the same: the absence of full rent control means … More Tell Premier Ford It’s time for real rent control
Re-posted from ON THE RADAR, a publication of Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) As 2025 approaches, it’s time to look ahead at some upcoming changes that will affect workers and tenants in Ontario. For information on EI rates and rent increases for 2025, check out the latest edition of CLEO’s ON THE RADAR. This post … More ON THE RADAR: EI rates and rent increase for 2025
Re-posted from the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO) blog. The Landlord and Tenant Board (Board) is broken. Tenants and landlords alike languish for months, sometimes years, waiting for their hearing to be scheduled. When tenants initiate their own applications they wait twice as long as landlords. Despite removing all in-person services, tripling the number … More ACTO: Fairness Should Not Be Sacrificed for Speed at the Landlord and Tenant Board
Re-posted from the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO) blog. Check out ACTO’S latest blog post to find out what a Form N11 is and whether you should sign it by clicking HERE. This post gives general legal information. For legal advice for a specific situation please CONTACT KCLC.
Re-posted from ON THE RADAR, a publication of Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) As 2024 approaches, tenants will start getting notices from their landlords for an annual rent increase. The rules about rent increases are complicated. To learn which rules apply to you, check out the October issue of CLEO’s ON THE RADAR by clicking HERE. This … More On The Radar: Rent Increases in 2024 and a Reminder about the Rules
Re-posted from ON THE RADAR, a publication of Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) Ontario’s Ombudsman recently reported on the “excruciatingly long delays” and severe backlogs at the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB). This included taking up to 2 years to schedule some tenant applications. In July, as a way to address this, the LTB began … More ON THE RADAR: Landlord and Tenant Board using case conferences to tackle backlog of tenant applications
Click HERE to read Steph Crozier’s article in the Kingston Whig Standard regarding a recent announcement from the Landlord & Tenant Board.
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