Know Your Rights Before Responding to an Eviction Notice

A recent Kingston Whig-Standard article features the Legal Clinic’s Executive Director, John Done, who advises tenants to carefully consider their options before complying with an N12 “Landlord’s Own Use” eviction notice. The article discusses recent cases where tenants successfully challenged eviction applications and were able to remain in their homes. At Kingston Community Legal Clinic, … More Know Your Rights Before Responding to an Eviction Notice

ACTO’s Top 5 Concerns On Bill 60

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

ACTO: My landlord gave me a Form N12 notice. Now what?

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?