(c) the Board believes it would be appropriate to deal separately with different matters included in the application.  2006, c. 17, s. 199.

(3) A notice under subsection (1) to terminate a yearly tenancy or a tenancy for a fixed term shall be given at least 60 days before the date the termination is specified to be effective and that date shall be on the last day of a rental period of the tenancy. 2017, c. 13, s. 6.

(2) The Board shall not make an order terminating a tenancy and evicting the tenant in an application under section 69 based on a notice of termination under section 48 or 49 where the landlord’s claim is based on a tenancy agreement or occupancy agreement that purports to entitle the landlord to reside in the rental unit unless,

(3) An applicant may withdraw an application under paragraph 4 of subsection 29 (1) only with the consent of the Board.  2006, c. 17, s. 200 (3).

(a) the landlord gave a notice of termination under section 48 in bad faith, the former tenant vacated the rental unit as a result of the notice or as a result of an application to or order made by the Board based on the notice, and no person referred to in clause 48 (1) (a), (b), (c) or (d) occupied the rental unit within a reasonable time after the former tenant vacated the rental unit;

94 The landlord may apply to the Board for an order terminating the tenancy of a tenant of superintendent’s premises and evicting the tenant if the tenant does not vacate the rental unit within one week of the termination of his or her employment.  2006, c. 17, s. 94.

(c) the tenant asks the landlord to consent to an assignment of the rental unit to a potential assignee and the landlord refuses consent to the assignment under clause (3) (c); or

(3) The notice of termination for a circumstance described in paragraph 6 of subsection 94.2 (1) is void if the member, within seven days after receiving the notice, complies with the requirement referred to in clause 94.4 (5) (b) or makes arrangements satisfactory to the co-operative to comply with that requirement. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

(4) A landlord is not liable to any person for selling, retaining or otherwise disposing of a tenant’s property in accordance with this section.  2006, c. 17, s. 41 (4).

2. Authorize a repair or replacement that has been or is to be made, or work that has been or is to be done, and order its cost to be paid by the landlord to the tenant.

(j) premises occupied for business or agricultural purposes with living accommodation attached if the occupancy for both purposes is under a single lease and the same person occupies the premises and the living accommodation;

42 (1) A landlord may dispose of property in a rental unit that a tenant has abandoned and property of persons occupying the rental unit that is in the residential complex in which the rental unit is located in accordance with subsections (2) and (3) if,

(7) Subject to subsections (8) and (9) and except under the prescribed circumstances, a capital expenditure is an eligible capital expenditure for the purposes of this section if,

(b) may provide that a provision of this Act, as it reads immediately before the commencement date of its amendment, repeal or re-enactment by the Rental Fairness Act, 2017, continues to apply for a specified period of time and with necessary modifications, to specified things or in specified circumstances;

(c) restricts reasonable access to the residential complex by political candidates or their authorized representatives in contravention of section 28;

6. The member, another occupant of the member unit or a person whom the member permits in the member unit or the residential complex wilfully or negligently causes undue damage to the member unit or the residential complex.

(b) the former tenant is liable to the landlord for any breach of the tenant’s obligations and may enforce against the landlord any of the landlord’s obligations under the tenancy agreement or this Act, if the breach or obligation relates to the period before the assignment;

(b) the amount of additional rent that would have been due under the tenancy agreement as at the date of payment by the tenant had notice of termination not been given; and

(7) Despite any deemed acceptance of a rent increase under section 118, if a landlord and tenant enter into an agreement under this section, a notice of rent increase given by the landlord to the tenant before the agreement was entered into becomes void when the agreement takes effect, if the notice of rent increase is to take effect on or after the day the agreed to increase is to take effect.  2006, c. 17, s. 121 (7).

ii. the amount payable under the terms of the settlement in respect of NSF cheque charges that were charged by financial institutions in respect of cheques tendered by or on behalf of the tenant and for which the landlord has not been reimbursed,

v. the amount that the terms of the settlement required the tenant to pay to the landlord as reimbursement for the fee paid by the landlord for the application referred to in paragraph 1 of subsection (1).

(2) No order shall be made under subsection (1) unless the application is made not later than one year after the new tenancy agreement takes effect.  2006, c. 17, s. 115 (2).

(c) where the circumstances warrant, commence or cause to be commenced proceedings with respect to alleged failures to comply with this Act.  2006, c. 17, s. 227; 2016, c. 25, Sched. 5, s. 7.

(d) the repair or renovation was not ordered to be carried out under the authority of this or any other Act. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 7.

(15) Except under the prescribed circumstances, for the purpose of section 126, a capital expenditure is not an eligible capital expenditure if,

(3) Subject to subsections (4) and (5), if a meter or a suite meter is installed in respect of a rental unit, a landlord who has the obligation under a tenancy agreement to supply electricity to the rental unit may terminate that obligation by,

(a) ensure that any appliances provided by the landlord satisfy the prescribed requirements relating to conservation and efficient use of the utility;

(d) the repair or renovation was not ordered to be carried out under the authority of this or any other Act. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 7.

(a) that the landlord, as of the date the agreement is entered into and for the duration of the agreement, rents the rental units which are the subject of the agreement only to students of the institution or institutions;

94.9 In an application to the Board made under section 94.7 or 94.8, the Board shall not inquire into or make any determination as to whether the member’s membership and occupancy rights were properly terminated under section 171.8 of the Co-operative Corporations Act. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

20 (1) A landlord is responsible for providing and maintaining a residential complex, including the rental units in it, in a good state of repair and fit for habitation and for complying with health, safety, housing and maintenance standards.  2006, c. 17, s. 20 (1).

78. prescribing any matter required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed.  2006, c. 17, s. 241 (1); 2009, c. 33, Sched. 21, s. 11 (10); 2010, c. 8, s. 39 (3); 2011, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 3; 2013, c. 3, s. 56; 2016, c. 2, Sched. 6, s. 4; 2016, c. 25, Sched. 5, s. 13; 2017, c. 13, s. 30 (1-4); 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 38 (1).

ii. sexual violence, as defined in subsection (2), has been committed against the tenant or a child residing with the tenant, or

(3) A notice of termination need not be given if a landlord and a tenant have agreed to terminate a tenancy.  2006, c. 17, s. 37 (3).

110 No landlord shall increase the rent charged to a tenant for a rental unit, except in accordance with this Part.  2006, c. 17, s. 110.

“previously exempt rental unit” means a rental unit described in subsection (1). (“logement locatif antérieurement exclu”) 2017, c. 13, s. 21.

(6) A request under subsection (4) shall not be made later than 30 days after a failure of the tenant to meet a term of the order.  2006, c. 17, s. 206 (6).

(b) the additional rent that would have been due under the tenancy agreement as at the date of payment by the tenant had notice of termination not been given.  2006, c. 17, s. 59 (3).

198 (1) Despite the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, the Board may direct that two or more applications be joined or heard together if the Board believes it would be fair to determine the issues raised by them together.  2006, c. 17, s. 198 (1).

(b) ensure that other aspects of the rental unit satisfy the prescribed requirements relating to electricity conservation and efficiency; and

78 (1) A landlord may, without notice to the tenant, apply to the Board for an order terminating a tenancy or evicting the tenant if the following criteria are satisfied:

(2) A person entitled to apply under this Act but whose claim exceeds the Board’s monetary jurisdiction may commence a proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction for an order requiring the payment of that sum and, if such a proceeding is commenced, the court may exercise any powers that the Board could have exercised if the proceeding had been before the Board and within its monetary jurisdiction.  2006, c. 17, s. 207 (2).

(a) the rental unit was occupied solely for the purpose of receiving rehabilitative or therapeutic services agreed upon by the tenant and the landlord;

(6) For greater certainty, in an application to the Board in which the application of subsection (2) or (3) is at issue, the onus is on the landlord to prove that the subsection applies. 2018, c. 17, Sched. 36, s. 1.

(b) no later than one year after the tenant or former tenant ceased to be in possession of the rental unit. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 21 (1).

(3) A landlord shall not charge a tenant rent or compensation or receive rent or compensation from a tenant with respect to the one-week period mentioned in subsection (2).  2006, c. 17, s. 93 (3).

240 (1) The production by a person prosecuting a person for an offence under this Act of a certificate, statement or document that appears to have been filed with or delivered to the Board by or on behalf of the person charged with the offence shall be received as evidence that the certificate, statement or document was so filed or delivered.  2006, c. 17, s. 240 (1).

(k) the words and expressions that are the modifications in clauses (a) to (j) shall have the meanings given to them in this Part. 2013, c. 3, s. 31; 2017, c. 13, s. 19 (1-3).

(5) Payment by a tenant under clause (1) (b) shall be deemed not to constitute a default in the payment of rent due under a tenancy agreement or a default in the tenant’s obligations for the purposes of this Act.  2006, c. 17, s. 195 (5).

(3.1) In an order under subsection (1) issued on or after the day subsection 31 (1) of Schedule 4 to the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 comes into force, the Board may include a provision allowing a landlord to make an application under section 78 if the tenant fails to comply with one or more of the terms of the order. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 31 (1).

132 (1) A landlord or a tenant may apply to the Board under the prescribed circumstances for an order varying the amount by which the rent charged is to be reduced under section 131.  2006, c. 17, s. 132 (1).

(a) an interference described in clause (1) (a), even if the interference occurred before the day section 19 of Schedule 4 to the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 comes into force; and

239 (1) No proceeding shall be commenced respecting an offence under clause 234 (v) other than an offence described in subsection (1.1) more than two years after the date on which the facts giving rise to the offence came to the attention of the Minister.  2006, c. 17, s. 239 (1); 2016, c. 25, Sched. 5, s. 11 (1).

(2) Subsection (1) does not prevent the landlord to whom a notice is given under subsection 47.1 (1) or 47.2 (1) from disclosing the fact that the notice has been given, the notice or accompanying documentation or any information included in the notice or accompanying documentation,

(3) The landlord may sell, retain for the landlord’s own use or otherwise dispose of any other items if 30 days have passed after obtaining the order referred to in clause (1) (a) or giving the notice referred to in clause (1) (b) to the tenant and the Board.  2006, c. 17, s. 42 (3).

4. The amount of administration charges payable by the tenant for the NSF cheques, as allowed by the Board in an application by the landlord under section 87.

(b) collect or require or attempt to collect or require from any person any fee, premium, commission, bonus, penalty, key deposit or other like amount of money, for subletting a rental unit, for surrendering occupancy of a rental unit or for otherwise parting with possession of a rental unit; or

(a) living accommodation intended to be provided to the travelling or vacationing public or occupied for a seasonal or temporary period in a hotel, motel or motor hotel, resort, lodge, tourist camp, cottage or cabin establishment, inn, campground, trailer park, tourist home, bed and breakfast vacation establishment or vacation home;

(8) The tenant may not withhold rent payments under subsection (6) on or after the day the landlord complies with the demand. 2017, c. 13, s. 5.

(2) If the Board makes an order for a rent increase above the guideline and the order is made three months or more after the first effective date of a rent increase in the order, the Board may provide in the order that if a tenant owes any sum of money to the landlord as a result of the order, the tenant may pay the landlord the amount owing in monthly instalments.  2006, c. 17, s. 205 (2).

(b) a notice of termination under section 49, unless the landlord has filed with the Board an affidavit sworn by the person who personally requires the rental unit certifying that the person in good faith requires the rental unit for his or her own personal use. 2017, c. 13, s. 13.

ii. completed the specified repairs or replacements or other work ordered under paragraph 4 found by the Board to be related to a serious breach of the landlord’s obligations under subsection 20 (1) or section 161.

(9) The landlord may require the tenant to pay to the landlord any rent payment withheld under subsection (6) only if the landlord complies with the tenant’s demand for a proposed tenancy agreement no later than 30 days after the date of the first rent payment withheld under that subsection. 2017, c. 13, s. 5.

111 (1) No landlord shall charge rent for a rental unit in an amount that is greater than the lawful rent permitted under this Part.  2006, c. 17, s. 111 (1).

(2) An increase in rent under section 123 shall be deemed not to be an increase in rent for the purposes of this section.  2006, c. 17, s. 119 (2).

66. restricting the circumstances in which the Board may, under section 195, require a person to make a payment into the Board;

(4) The person against whom an order described in clause (1) (a) or (c) was made and the person who is alleged to have committed an act or omission described in clause (1) (d) must be,

(2) The amount spent by the local municipality under subsection (1) plus an administrative fee of 10 per cent of that amount shall, on registration of a notice of lien in the appropriate land registry office, be a lien in favour of the local municipality against the property at which the vital service is provided.  2006, c. 17, s. 219 (2).

(b) any period after the tenant’s interest in the tenancy has terminated and the tenant has vacated the rental unit. 2017, c. 13, s. 24 (2).

181.1 (1) The Board may, in accordance with the Rules, waive or defer all or part of a fee charged under section 181. 2013, c. 3, s. 36.

(2) Nothing in subsection 134 (3) limits the right of a tenant or a person acting on behalf of a tenant to charge a subtenant of a rental unit in a care home for providing care services or meals to the subtenant.  2006, c. 17, s. 151 (2).

1. If the tenant vacated the rental unit after giving notice that was not in accordance with this Act, arrears of rent are owing for the period that ends on the earliest termination date that could have been specified in the notice, had the notice been given in accordance with section 47, 96 or 145, as the case may be.

50. prescribing rules governing charging tenants a portion of the cost of a utility for the purposes of subsection 138 (1);

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection 238 (1) of the Act is amended by striking out “$50,000” and substituting “$100,000”. (See: 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 9 (1))

(b) the co-operative applies for an order terminating the occupancy of the member unit and evicting the member before that time. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

(a) the Board shall specify in the order the percentage increase that is attributable to the eligible capital expenditures;

(3) The notice shall be in a form approved by the Board and shall set out the landlord’s intention to increase the rent and the amount of the new rent.  2006, c. 17, s. 116 (3).

4. Order that the landlord pay to the Board an administrative fine not exceeding the greater of $10,000 and the monetary jurisdiction of the Small Claims Court.

(10) If the tenant seasonally resumes using the air conditioner, the landlord may increase the rent charged to the tenant, and subsections (7) to (9) apply with necessary modifications with respect to the rent increase. 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 1.

(2) A regulation made under subsection (1) may govern the application of provisions of this Act to proceedings before a court or the Board in which a claim is made relating to amendments to this Act made by Schedule 7 to the Helping Tenants and Small Businesses Act, 2020 and which were commenced before the commencement date of the amendment. 2020, c. 23, Sched. 7, s. 3.

226.1 A local municipality may appoint inspectors for the purposes of sections 224.1 and 225. 2016, c. 25, Sched. 5, s. 6.

(5) A local municipality that gives a notice under this section shall, on request, give a copy to the Board or to the Ministry.  2006, c. 17, s. 131 (5).

(4) For greater certainty, nothing in subsection (3) validates a notice of rent increase that did not comply with section 116 at the time the notice was given. 2017, c. 13, s. 21.

(6) The tenant may, within the prescribed time and in the prescribed circumstances, request that the landlord adjust the rent reduction provided under subsection (3) based on the prescribed rules and the landlord shall adjust the rent and provide a rebate based on the prescribed rules.  2010, c. 8, s. 39 (1).

(c) the presence of an animal of that species or breed is inherently dangerous to the safety of the landlord or the other tenants.  2006, c. 17, s. 76 (1).

91 (1) If a tenant of a rental unit dies and there are no other tenants of the rental unit, the tenancy shall be deemed to be terminated 30 days after the death of the tenant.  2006, c. 17, s. 91 (1).

2. The total cost of the utility for the building for the prescribed period for which the landlord has information on the cost of the utility.

(2) Subsection (1) applies even if the rent charged is increased in accordance with an order under section 126.  2006, c. 17, s. 116 (2).

(2) Subsection (1) applies to a request by a former tenant only if the request is made within 12 months after the tenancy terminated.  2006, c. 17, s. 109 (2).

(f) order the landlord to take and supply at the landlord’s expense such tests and samples as are specified in the order.  2006, c. 17, s. 230 (1); 2016, c. 25, Sched. 5, s. 9.

(a) wilfully or negligently caused undue damage to the member unit or the residential complex where the notice of termination is based on a circumstance described in paragraph 6 of subsection 94.2 (1); or

60 (1) A landlord may give a tenant notice of termination of the tenancy if the rental unit is a rental unit described in paragraph 1, 2, 3 or 4 of subsection 7 (1) and the tenant has knowingly and materially misrepresented his or her income or that of other members of his or her household.  2006, c. 17, s. 60 (1); 2013, c. 3, s. 26.

(3) Sections 113 and 114 apply to tenancy agreements entered into under subsection (1) or (2) if they are entered into no later than 60 days after the landlord discovers the unauthorized occupancy.  2006, c. 17, s. 104 (3).

1. Despite subsections (2) and (3), sections 121 and 122 continue to apply with respect to an agreement that was entered into between the landlord and the tenant of the rental unit under section 121 before the commencement date.

49 (1) A landlord of a residential complex that contains no more than three residential units who has entered into an agreement of purchase and sale of the residential complex may, on behalf of the purchaser, give the tenant of a unit in the residential complex a notice terminating the tenancy, if the purchaser in good faith requires possession of the residential complex or the unit for the purpose of residential occupation by,

128 (1) This section applies with respect to an order issued under subsection 126 (10), on an application made under subsection 126 (1) before the day subsection 22 (1) of the Rental Fairness Act, 2017 comes into force, permitting an increase in rent that is due in whole or in part to an extraordinary increase in the cost for utilities. 2017, c. 13, s. 23 (1).

(2) A tenancy agreement takes effect when the tenant is entitled to occupy the rental unit, whether or not the tenant actually occupies it.  2006, c. 17, s. 13 (2).

(5) If an order is made under paragraph 1 or 2 of subsection (3), the assignment or sublet shall have the same legal effect as if the landlord had consented to it.  2006, c. 17, s. 98 (5).

(5) Subsection (4) applies only with respect to the tenancy described in that subsection and does not apply with respect to any subsequent tenancy. 2018, c. 17, Sched. 36, s. 1.

153 A reference in this Part to a tenant’s mobile home shall be interpreted to be a reference to a mobile home owned by the tenant and situated within a mobile home park of the landlord with whom the tenant has a tenancy agreement.  2006, c. 17, s. 153.

(b) afford the executor or administrator of the tenant’s estate, or if there is no executor or administrator, a member of the tenant’s family reasonable access to the rental unit and the residential complex for the purpose of removing the tenant’s property.  2006, c. 17, s. 91 (2).

(c) the landlord has not completed specified repairs or replacements or other work ordered by the Board under paragraph 4 of subsection 30 (1) for which the compliance period has expired and which relates to one or more elevators in the residential complex. 2017, c. 13, s. 22 (5).

(3) In a delegation under subsection (1), the Minister may authorize a person to whom a power is delegated to delegate to others the exercise of the delegated power, subject to such limitations, conditions and requirements as the person may impose. 2013, c. 3, s. 38.

(b) the capital expenditure failed to promote the conservation of electricity or the more efficient use of electricity; and

212 Substantial compliance with this Act respecting the contents of forms, notices or documents is sufficient.  2006, c. 17, s. 212.

(2) In a warrant, the provincial judge or justice of the peace may authorize the person named in the warrant to seize anything that, based on reasonable grounds, will afford evidence relevant to the commission of the offence.  2006, c. 17, s. 231 (2).

49.1 (1) A landlord shall compensate a tenant in an amount equal to one month’s rent or offer the tenant another rental unit acceptable to the tenant if,

207 (1) The Board may, where it otherwise has the jurisdiction, order the payment to any given person of an amount of money up to the greater of $10,000 and the monetary jurisdiction of the Small Claims Court.  2006, c. 17, s. 207 (1).

(c) the member’s notice to terminate his or her membership and occupancy rights under section 171.9.1 of the Co-operative Corporations Act. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

(7) If an order is made under subsection (6) and the landlord makes a request under subsection (3), the Board may order the payment of the following amounts:

(6) If an order is made terminating a tenancy under paragraph 3 of subsection (3), the Board may order that the tenant be evicted, effective not earlier than the termination date specified in the order.  2006, c. 17, s. 98 (6).

(2) The landlord may, in the prescribed circumstances, prohibit a tenant from installing an air conditioner. 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 1.

(c) if the tenant or joint tenants, as applicable, do not vacate the rental unit in accordance with the notice, after the tenancy has otherwise been terminated. 2016, c. 2, Sched. 6, s. 1.

141 (1) Every tenancy agreement relating to the tenancy of a tenant in a care home shall contain a statement that the tenant has the right to consult a third party with respect to the agreement and to cancel the agreement within five days after the agreement has been entered into.  2006, c. 17, s. 141 (1).

28 No landlord shall restrict reasonable access to a residential complex by candidates for election to any office at the federal, provincial or municipal level, or their authorized representatives, if they are seeking access for the purpose of canvassing or distributing election material.  2006, c. 17, s. 28.

(7) The following rules apply on and after the commencement date with respect to a rental unit, if subsection (2) or (3) applies to the rental unit and the unit is subject to a tenancy in respect of which a tenancy agreement was entered into before that date but after November 15, 2018:

(2) Despite the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, the Board may, in the circumstances set out in the Rules, order the applicant to give a copy of any notice of hearing issued by the Board to the other parties.  2011, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 1.

(e) the reason for the application being brought is that the rental unit is occupied by children and the occupation by the children does not constitute overcrowding.  2006, c. 17, s. 83 (3).

(i) at least 21 days have elapsed since the day the tenant made the demand and the landlord has not complied with the demand, or

(4) If the Board intends to view premises under clause (1) (e), the Board shall give the parties an opportunity to view the premises with the Board.  2006, c. 17, s. 201 (4).

(7) Despite subsection 168 (2), the re-enactment of subsections (1) and (3) by subsection 18 (1) of Schedule 4 to the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 does not affect any court proceeding for an order for the payment of arrears of rent or compensation for the use and occupation of the rental unit, or for the payment of both, that is commenced before the day that subsection comes into force and has not been finally determined before that day. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 18 (4).

(2) The exemption under subsection (1) applies with respect to a rental unit until the tenancy is terminated. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 1.

182 A fee paid for requesting a review of an order under section 21.2 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act may be refunded if, on considering the request, the Board varies, suspends or cancels the original order. 2013, c. 3, s. 37.

(4) A notice under section 47, 58 or 144 to terminate a tenancy for a fixed term shall be given at least 60 days before the expiration date specified in the tenancy agreement, to be effective on that expiration date.  2006, c. 17, s. 44 (4).

202 (1) In making findings on an application, the Board shall ascertain the real substance of all transactions and activities relating to a residential complex or a rental unit and the good faith of the participants and in doing so,

(5) Where the primary source of heat in the unit is generated by means of electricity, a landlord may terminate an obligation to supply electricity under subsection (3) in the prescribed circumstances, solely if the landlord meets the prescribed conditions.  2010, c. 8, s. 39 (1).

(1.1) A landlord who fails to comply with the requirements of subsection 53 (2.1) or (2.2) is deemed, for the purposes of subsection (1) only, to have failed to afford a former tenant a right of first refusal. 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 5 (1).

(d) the amount of administration charges payable by the tenant for the NSF cheques, as allowed by the Board in an application by the landlord under section 87; and

165 Despite subsection 95 (8), if a tenancy agreement for a site for a mobile home is assigned and the assignee purchases or enters into an agreement to purchase the former tenant’s mobile home, the landlord may increase the rent payable by the assignee under the tenancy agreement by not more than the prescribed amount.  2006, c. 17, s. 165.

(ii) has taken all reasonable steps to obtain all necessary permits or other authority that may be required to carry out the activity on which the notice of termination was based, if it is not possible to obtain the permits or other authority until the rental unit is vacant.  2006, c. 17, s. 73.

(c) it is necessary to maintain the provision of a plumbing, heating, mechanical, electrical, ventilation or air conditioning system;

(3) Sections 120, 121, 122, 126, 127, 129, 131, 132 and 133 do not apply on and after the commencement date with respect to a rental unit if all of the following requirements are met:

86 A landlord is entitled to compensation for the use and occupation of a rental unit by a tenant who does not vacate the unit after his or her tenancy is terminated by order, notice or agreement.  2006, c. 17, s. 86.

(9) Within 10 days after an order is issued under subsection (6), the landlord may, on notice to the tenant, make a motion to the Board to have the order set aside.  2006, c. 17, s. 74 (9).

(g) “during the period of the tenant’s tenancy agreement with the landlord” shall be read as “during the period of the member’s membership in the co-operative” and “during the period of the agreement” shall be read as “during that period”. 2013, c. 3, s. 31; 2017, c. 13, s. 20.

(3) Without restricting the generality of subsection (1), the Board shall refuse to grant the application where satisfied that,

(3) The notice of termination is void if, before the day the landlord applies to the Board for an order terminating the tenancy and evicting the tenant based on the notice, the tenant pays,

(a) ensure that any appliances provided for the rental unit by the landlord satisfy the prescribed requirements relating to electricity conservation and efficiency;

(5) A landlord and a tenant may agree to terms other than those set out in this section with regard to the disposal of the tenant’s property.  2006, c. 17, s. 41 (5).

(4) A person’s occupation of a rental unit shall be deemed to be an assignment of the rental unit with the consent of the landlord as of the date the unauthorized occupancy began if,

104 (1) If a person occupies a rental unit as a result of an assignment of the unit without the consent of the landlord, the landlord may negotiate a new tenancy agreement with the person.  2006, c. 17, s. 104 (1).

(3) The production by a person prosecuting a person for an offence under this Act of any order, certificate, statement or document, or of any record within the meaning of section 20 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, that appears to have been made, signed or issued by the Board, the Minister, an employee in the Board, an employee in the Ministry or an inspector appointed under section 226.1, shall be received as evidence that the order, certificate, statement, document or record was so made, signed or issued.  2006, c. 17, s. 240 (3); 2013, c. 3, s. 55; 2016, c. 25, Sched. 5, s. 12.

(2) Despite section 18, the obligation to compensate the tenant under subsection (1) remains an obligation of the landlord who gives the notice of termination of the tenancy on behalf of the purchaser and does not become an obligation of the purchaser. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 5.

(2.2) If a previous application made by the former tenant was dismissed before the day subsection 10 (1) of Schedule 4 to the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 comes into force for failure to comply with subsection (2), as it read before that day, the former tenant may make another application under subsection (1) more than one year, but not more than two years, after the former tenant vacated the rental unit. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 10 (2).

(8) This section, as it read immediately before subsection 9 (1) of Schedule 4 to the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 comes into force, continues to apply with respect to an application under subsection (1) that is made before that day and has not been finally determined before that day, even if the hearing of the application is on or after that day. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 9 (2).

(5) No claim shall be made for or on account of interest earned on money paid to the Board in trust under this Act that exceeds the interest earned on that money at the prescribed rate. 2013, c. 3, s. 38.

(2) The prescribed maintenance standards apply to a residential complex located in unorganized territory and the rental units located in the residential complex, but only for the purposes of a landlord’s obligations under subsection 20 (1) with respect to maintenance standards. 2016, c. 25, Sched. 5, s. 5.

(c) to a person who is authorized under the Law Society Act to practise law or provide legal services in Ontario and who provides services to the landlord;

9. exempting any housing project, housing program, rental unit, residential complex as defined under Part I or V.1, member unit of a non-profit housing co-operative or other residential accommodation or any class of them from any provision of this Act;

(i) paragraph 4 and subparagraph 5 iii of subsection 78 (7) shall be read without “not exceeding the amount per cheque that is prescribed as a specified amount exempt from the operation of section 134” at the end;

4. The bulletin board is placed in a prominent place and is accessible to the public at all reasonable times.  2006, c. 17, s. 158 (2).

224.1 (1) If the prescribed maintenance standards apply to a residential complex located in a local municipality, the local municipality in which the residential complex is located shall receive any written complaint from a current tenant of a rental unit located in the residential complex respecting the standard of maintenance that prevails with respect to the rental unit or the residential complex. 2016, c. 25, Sched. 5, s. 5.

73 (1) The Board shall not make an order terminating a tenancy and evicting the tenant in an application under section 69 based on a notice of termination under section 50 unless it is satisfied that,

(b) interfere with the provision of care services to a tenant of a care home, by a person of the tenant’s choice, that are in addition to care services provided under the tenancy agreement.  2006, c. 17, s. 147.

142 (1) Despite section 25, a landlord may enter a rental unit in a care home at regular intervals to check the condition of a tenant in accordance with the tenancy agreement if the agreement requires the landlord to do so.  2006, c. 17, s. 142 (1).

2. If the tenant abandoned or vacated the rental unit without giving any notice, arrears of rent are owing for the period that ends on the earliest termination date that could have been specified in a notice of termination had the tenant, on the date that the landlord knew or ought to have known that the tenant had abandoned or vacated the rental unit, given notice of termination in accordance with section 47, 96 or 145, as the case may be.  2006, c. 17, s. 88 (1).

(4) The costs referred to in subsection (1) are reasonable out-of-pocket expenses that the landlord has incurred or will incur as a result of a tenant’s or former tenant’s failure to pay utility costs that they were required to pay under the terms of the tenancy agreement. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 20.

(8) For greater certainty, subsection (6) applies whether or not a date has been prescribed for the purposes of that subsection. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 17 (3).

(f) providing that every director or officer of a corporation that is convicted of an offence who knowingly concurs in the commission of the offence is guilty of an offence;

(ii) the landlord has complied with the demand and the tenant has not entered into the proposed tenancy agreement provided to the tenant by the landlord. 2017, c. 13, s. 6.

(2) The Board shall not make an order terminating the tenancy and evicting the tenant relying on clause (1) (a) if it is satisfied that the animal kept by the tenant did not cause or contribute to the substantial interference.  2006, c. 17, s. 76 (2).

(b) no later than one year after the tenant or former tenant ceased to be in possession of the rental unit. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 18 (1).

(4) Despite subsection 168 (2), the re-enactment of subsection (1) by subsection 21 (1) of Schedule 4 to the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 does not affect any court proceeding for an order for the payment of compensation for damage to the rental unit or the residential complex that is commenced before the day that subsection comes into force and has not been finally determined before that day. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 21 (3).

(b) may have regard to the pattern of activities relating to the residential complex or the rental unit.  2006, c. 17, s. 202.

i. providing that a tenancy agreement for that class may include additional terms but only if those terms are not inconsistent with the mandatory terms set out in the form of tenancy agreement prescribed for that class,

(iii) the living accommodation or residential complex is forfeited corporate property to which the Forfeited Corporate Property Act, 2015 applies; and

(3) If, on application by a tenant, the Board determines that subsection (1) or (2) has not been complied with, the Board may make an order for an abatement of rent.  2006, c. 17, s. 139 (3).

(2) An increase in rent shall be deemed to be lawful unless an application has been made within one year after the date the increase was first charged and the lawfulness of the rent increase is in issue in the application.  2006, c. 17, s. 136 (2).

(b) require that the document may be used only if it is provided to the Board in accordance with the Rules. 2017, c. 13, s. 27.

(ii) other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses that the tenant has incurred or will incur as a result of the landlord, superintendent or agent having engaged in one or more of the activities listed in those paragraphs;

243 Section 223 of the Tenant Protection Act, 1997 continues to apply, despite the repeal of that Act.  2006, c. 17, s. 243.

56 Where a rental unit becomes separately conveyable property due to a consent under section 53 of the Planning Act or a plan of subdivision under section 51 of that Act, a landlord may not give a notice under section 48 or 49 to a person who was a tenant of the rental unit at the time of the consent or approval.  2006, c. 17, s. 56.

“extraordinary increase” means extraordinary increase as defined by or determined in accordance with the regulations.  2006, c. 17, s. 126 (2).

196 (1) Upon receiving information that an applicant owes money to the Board as a result of having failed to pay any fine, fee or costs,

(c) requiring a supplier to promptly restore the vital service when directed to do so by an official named in the by-law;

(2) If in an application under any of paragraphs 2 to 6 of subsection 29 (1) it is determined that the tenant was induced by the conduct of the landlord, the superintendent or an agent of the landlord to vacate the rental unit, the Board may, in addition to the remedies set out in subsection (1), order that the landlord pay a specified sum to the tenant for,

3. If any part of the building was vacant during any part of the period to which the information referred to in paragraph 2 applies, a statement of which part of the building was vacant and of the period that it was vacant.

(3) If, within six months after the tenant’s death, the executor or administrator of the estate of the tenant or, if there is no executor or administrator, a member of the tenant’s family claims any property of the tenant that the landlord has sold, the landlord shall pay to the estate the amount by which the proceeds of sale exceed the sum of,

(g) authorizing an official named in the by-law to enter into agreements on behalf of the local municipality with suppliers of vital services to ensure that adequate and suitable vital services are provided for rental units.  2006, c. 17, s. 216 (1).

164 (1) If a notice of termination is given under section 50 with respect to a tenancy agreement between the landlord and a tenant who owns a mobile home, the date for termination specified in the notice shall, despite subsection 50 (2), be at least one year after the date the notice is given and shall be the day a period of the tenancy ends or, where the tenancy is for a fixed term, the end of the term.  2006, c. 17, s. 164 (1).

(b) an order has been made under section 46 of the Family Law Act against a person mentioned in subsection 46 (2) of that Act and the order includes one or more provisions described in subsection 46 (3) of that Act relating to the tenant, the child or the rental unit;

“illegal drug” means a controlled substance or precursor as those terms are defined in the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada); (“drogue illicite”)

(5) A tenant who gives notice under subsection (2), (3) or (4) which specifies that the termination is to be effective on the last day of February or the last day of March in any year shall be deemed to have given at least 60 days notice of termination if the notice is given not later than January 1 of that year in respect of a termination which is to be effective on the last day of February, or February 1 of that year in respect of a termination which is to be effective on the last day of March.  2006, c. 17, s. 44 (5).

(1) If, on an application made under section 126 on or after the day section 27 of Schedule 4 to the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 comes into force, the Board finds that a capital expenditure is for infrastructure work, the Board may, despite subsection 126 (11) but in accordance with the prescribed rules,

41 (1) A landlord may sell, retain for the landlord’s own use or otherwise dispose of property in a rental unit or the residential complex if the rental unit has been vacated in accordance with,

(3) The notice of termination under this section is void if the tenant, within seven days after receiving the notice, sufficiently reduces the number of persons occupying the rental unit.  2006, c. 17, s. 67 (3).

(d) maintaining the water supply, sewage disposal, fuel, drainage and electrical systems in the mobile home park in a good state of repair;

(2) A tenant may give a notice under subsection (1) no later than 30 days after the day the landlord has provided the proposed tenancy agreement to the tenant. 2017, c. 13, s. 6.

(2) The notice of termination for a circumstance described in paragraph 3 of subsection 94.2 (1) is void if, before the day the co-operative applies to the Board for an order terminating the occupancy of the member unit and evicting the member based on the notice, the member pays,

“trafficking” means, with respect to an illegal drug, to traffic in the drug within the meaning of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada). (“trafic”) 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

129 If the Board issues an order under subsection 126 (10) permitting an increase in rent that is due in whole or in part to eligible capital expenditures,

(a) collect or require or attempt to collect or require from a tenant, prospective tenant or former tenant of the rental unit a fee, premium, commission, bonus, penalty, key deposit or other like amount of money whether or not the money is refundable;

3. Operating costs related to security services provided in respect of the residential complex or any building in which the rental units are located by persons not employed by the landlord.  2006, c. 17, s. 126 (1); 2017, c. 13, s. 22 (1).

(2) The amount of a rent deposit shall not be more than the lesser of the amount of rent for one rent period and the amount of rent for one month.  2006, c. 17, s. 106 (2).

(b) the reason for the application being brought is that the tenant has complained to a governmental authority of the landlord’s violation of a law dealing with health, safety, housing or maintenance standards;

v. the policy of the provider of the living accommodation or the administrator of the program, as applicable, with respect to readmission into the program.

220 An affected owner, mortgagee or other encumbrancer may, within 15 days after the interim certificate is mailed, appeal the amount shown on it to the council of the local municipality.  2006, c. 17, s. 220.

(i) if the rent charged to a tenant for a rental unit is increased pursuant to the order by the maximum percentage permitted by the order and the tenant continues to occupy the rental unit on the date specified under clause (b), the landlord shall, on that date, reduce the rent charged to that tenant by the percentage specified under clause (a); and

(2) A landlord or, with the written authorization of a landlord, a broker or salesperson registered under the Trust in Real Estate Services Act, 2002, may enter a rental unit in accordance with written notice given to the tenant at least 24 hours before the time of entry to allow a potential purchaser to view the rental unit.  2006, c. 17, s. 27 (2); 2020, c. 1, s. 36.

(a) enters a rental unit where such entry is not permitted by section 26, 27 or 142 or enters without first complying with the requirements of section 26, 27 or 142;

(2) Subsection (1) does not relieve a local municipality of any liability to which it would otherwise be subject. 2016, c. 25, Sched. 5, s. 6.

(5) Subsection (1), as it reads immediately before the day subsection 23 (1) of the Rental Fairness Act, 2017 comes into force, continues to apply with respect to applications for an above-guideline rent increase due in whole or in part to an extraordinary increase in the cost for utilities that are made before the day subsection 22 (1) of that Act comes into force and have not been finally determined before the day subsection 23 (1) of that Act comes into force. 2017, c. 13, s. 23 (2).

(b) the reason for the application being brought is that the member belongs to or participates in a members’ association or is attempting to organize such an association; or

1. The rental unit is located in a detached house, semi-detached house or row house which, on or at any time before November 15, 2018, contained not more than two residential units.

(2) An agreement under subsection (1) shall be in the form approved by the Board and shall set out the new rent, the tenant’s right under subsection (4) to cancel the agreement and the date the agreement is to take effect.  2006, c. 17, s. 121 (2).

(a) if the information is received on or before the day the applicant submits an application, an employee in the Board shall, in such circumstances as may be specified in the Rules, refuse to allow the application to be filed;

5. A rental unit provided by an educational institution to a student or member of its staff and that is not exempt from this Act under clause 5 (g).

94.8 Subject to subsections 94.7 (3) and (4), a co-operative that has given a member a notice of termination under section 94.2 may apply immediately to the Board under section 94.7 for an order terminating the occupancy of the member unit and evicting the member. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

(7) An order under subsection (4) is stayed when a motion to have the order set aside is received by the Board and shall not be enforced under this Act or as an order of the Superior Court of Justice during the stay.  2006, c. 17, s. 77 (7).

(2) A notice or document given to the Board by mail shall be deemed to have been given on the earlier of the fifth day after mailing and the day on which the notice or the document was actually received.  2006, c. 17, s. 192 (2).

(f) it maintains or improves the security of the residential complex or part of it.  2006, c. 17, s. 126 (7); 2017, c. 13, s. 22 (3).

(5) On an application by a landlord under this section, the Board may include the following amounts in determining the total amount owing to a landlord by a tenant or former tenant in respect of a rental unit:

(3) Section 83 of this Act applies, with necessary modifications, and section 84 of the Tenant Protection Act, 1997 does not apply, to an application made under the Tenant Protection Act, 1997 before that Act was repealed for an order evicting a tenant, unless the final order in the application was made before that Act was repealed.  2006, c. 17, s. 242 (3).

(d) a person who provides or will provide care services to the purchaser, the purchaser’s spouse, or a child or parent of the purchaser or the purchaser’s spouse, if the person receiving the care services resides or will reside in the building, related group of buildings, mobile home park or land lease community in which the rental unit is located.  2006, c. 17, s. 49 (1); 2021, c. 4, Sched. 11, s. 31 (1).

“residential complex” means a building or related group of buildings in which one or more member units are located and includes all common areas and services and facilities available for the use of its residents. (“ensemble d’habitation”)  2013, c. 3, s. 31.

(2) If the period of a daily, weekly or monthly tenancy ends and the tenancy has not been renewed or terminated, the landlord and tenant shall be deemed to have renewed it for another day, week or month, as the case may be, with the same terms and conditions that are in the expired tenancy agreement and subject to any increases in rent charged in accordance with this Act.  2006, c. 17, s. 38 (2).

(3) For greater certainty, paragraph 2 of subsection (1) does not authorize a non-profit housing co-operative to give a member notice of termination of the member’s occupancy of a member unit on the ground that the member has ceased to be eligible for, or has failed to take any step necessary to maintain eligibility for, rent-geared-to-income assistance as defined in section 38 of the Housing Services Act, 2011. 2016, c. 25, Sched. 5, s. 2.

(a) an act or omission of the tenant, another occupant of the rental unit or a person permitted in the residential complex by the tenant seriously impairs or has seriously impaired the safety of any person; and

(2) A landlord does not create a tenancy with an unauthorized occupant of a rental unit by accepting compensation for the use and occupation of the rental unit, unless the landlord and unauthorized occupant agree otherwise.  2006, c. 17, s. 103 (2).

176 (1) The Chair of the Board shall establish a Rules and Guidelines Committee to be composed of the Chair, as Chair of the Committee, and any other members of the Board the Chair may from time to time appoint to the Committee.  2006, c. 17, s. 176 (1).

(3) The landlord may sell, retain for the landlord’s own use or dispose of a mobile home in the circumstances described in subsection (1) beginning 60 days after the notices referred to in subsection (2) have been given if the tenant has not made a claim with respect to the landlord’s intended disposal.  2006, c. 17, s. 162 (3).

(a) removing or disposing of garbage or ensuring the availability of a means for removing or disposing of garbage in the mobile home park at reasonable intervals;

2. Order that the landlord assume the obligation to supply the utility to the rental unit and set the new rent that can be charged.  2010, c. 8, s. 39 (1).

1. Subject to the limitation set out in paragraph 2, the guideline for a calendar year is the percentage change from year to year in the Consumer Price Index for Ontario for prices of goods and services as reported monthly by Statistics Canada, averaged over the 12-month period that ends at the end of May of the previous calendar year, rounded to the first decimal point.

3.1 If the settlement or order requires the member to pay some or all of the arrears of the regular monthly housing charges, the amount of any additional other housing charges, other than any refundable amounts, arising after the date of the settlement or order;

(i) the reasonable costs that the tenant has incurred or will incur in repairing or, where repairing is not reasonable, replacing property of the tenant that was damaged, destroyed or disposed of as a result of the landlord, superintendent or agent having engaged in one or more of the activities listed in those paragraphs, and

(3) A landlord shall compensate a tenant who receives notice of termination of a tenancy under section 50 for the purpose of repairs or renovations in an amount equal to one month’s rent or shall offer the tenant another rental unit acceptable to the tenant if,

(a) do anything to prevent a tenant of a care home from obtaining care services from a person of the tenant’s choice that are in addition to care services provided under the tenancy agreement; or

(4) A former tenant whose application was dismissed before the day subsection 5 (2) of Schedule 7 to the Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act, 2023 came into force for a failure to comply with subsection (2) of this section may, subject to subsection (2) as it reads on that day, make a fresh application. 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 5 (2).

(a) preserve any property of a tenant who has died that is in the rental unit or the residential complex other than property that is unsafe or unhygienic; and

(c) inform the tenants that if the rent is not reduced in accordance with the notice they may apply to the Board under section 135 for the return of money illegally collected; and

(4) The authority under subsection (1) or (2) to take an increase or charge an amount without a notice of rent increase is effective on the first day of the rental period following the date that the landlord completed,

(ii) to replace the damaged property or pay to the landlord the reasonable costs of replacing the damaged property, if it is not reasonable to repair the damaged property.  2006, c. 17, s. 62 (2).

(4) Despite subsection (1), the provisions of this Act set out in that subsection apply with respect to a rental unit described in paragraph 1 of that subsection if the tenant occupying the rental unit pays rent to a landlord other than the Government of Canada or an agency of the Government of Canada. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 3, s. 12 (2).

(4) Despite section 6 of the Executive Council Act, a deed or contract signed by a person empowered to do so under a delegation or subdelegation made under this section has the same effect as if signed by the Minister. 2013, c. 3, s. 38.

130 (1) A tenant of a rental unit may apply to the Board for an order for a reduction of the rent charged for the rental unit due to a reduction or discontinuance in services or facilities provided in respect of the rental unit or the residential complex.  2006, c. 17, s. 130 (1).

“mobile home” means a dwelling that is designed to be made mobile and that is being used as a permanent residence; (“maison mobile”)

(2) A landlord shall not arbitrarily or unreasonably withhold consent to the sublet of a rental unit to a potential subtenant.  2006, c. 17, s. 97 (2).

(b) no later than one year after the tenant or former tenant ceased to be in possession of the rental unit. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 19.

(4) A landlord shall not terminate an obligation to supply electricity under subsection (3) unless, before obtaining the written consent of the tenant, the landlord has provided the tenant with the prescribed information.  2010, c. 8, s. 39 (1).

(2) A tenant whose tenancy agreement contains a provision requiring the landlord to regularly check the condition of the tenant may unilaterally revoke that provision by written notice to the landlord.  2006, c. 17, s. 142 (2).

(ii) to replace the damaged property or pay to the co-operative the reasonable costs of replacing the damaged property, if it is not reasonable to repair the damaged property. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

(2) Subsection 5.1 (2) of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act does not apply with respect to an application under section 132 or 133 or an application solely under paragraph 1 of subsection 126 (1).  2006, c. 17, s. 184 (2).

213 Any document referred to in this Act and specified in the regulations or in the Rules may be created, signed, filed, provided, issued, sent, received, stored, transferred, retained or otherwise dealt with electronically if it is done in accordance with the regulations or the Rules.  2006, c. 17, s. 213.

3 (1) This Act, except Part V.1, applies with respect to rental units in residential complexes, despite any other Act and despite any agreement or waiver to the contrary.  2013, c. 3, s. 22 (1).

(c) do repairs or renovations to it that are so extensive that they require a building permit and vacant possession of the rental unit.  2006, c. 17, s. 50 (1).

34 The tenant is responsible for the repair of undue damage to the rental unit or residential complex caused by the wilful or negligent conduct of the tenant, another occupant of the rental unit or a person permitted in the residential complex by the tenant.  2006, c. 17, s. 34.

2. If the settlement or order requires the member to pay some or all of the arrears of the regular monthly housing charges, the amount of arrears of the regular monthly housing charges and other housing charges, other than any refundable amounts, that arose after the date of the settlement or order;

(5) The tenant of a rental unit who is a party to a tenancy agreement described in subsection (4) may, once during the tenancy, demand in writing that the landlord provide to the tenant, for the tenant’s signature, a proposed tenancy agreement that,

(b) the landlord shall repay only the excess, if any, by which the amount received exceeds the amount of the rent deposit the landlord is entitled to receive under section 106 in respect of the other rental unit.  2006, c. 17, s. 107 (2).

(6) A landlord of a rental unit shall pay interest to the tenant annually on the amount of the rent deposit at a rate equal to the guideline determined under section 120 that is in effect at the time payment becomes due.  2006, c. 17, s. 106 (6).

(iii) the member gave a written notice under subsection 171.9 (3) of the Co-operative Corporations Act that he or she wishes to continue his or her membership and occupancy rights, or

(b) a person other than a spouse or former spouse of the tenant, who is living with the tenant in a conjugal relationship outside marriage, or who has lived with the tenant in a conjugal relationship outside marriage for any period of time, whether or not they are living in a conjugal relationship at the time the tenant gives a notice under subsection 47.1 (1) or 47.2 (1);

(2) Payment by a tenant under subsection (1) shall be deemed not to constitute a default in the payment of rent due under a tenancy agreement or a default in the tenant’s obligations for the purposes of this Act.  2006, c. 17, s. 221 (2).

99 The following provisions apply, with necessary modifications, with respect to a tenant who has sublet a rental unit, as if the tenant were the landlord and the subtenant were the tenant:

(4) A co-operative may not apply to the Board for an order terminating an occupancy and evicting the member based on a notice of termination for a circumstance described in paragraph 3 of subsection 94.2 (1) before the day following the termination date specified in the notice. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

(3) If a party makes a claim in an application for payment of a sum equal to or less than the Board’s monetary jurisdiction, all rights of the party in excess of the Board’s monetary jurisdiction are extinguished once the Board issues its order.  2006, c. 17, s. 207 (3).

(g) the words and expressions that are the modifications in subsection (1) and in clauses (a) to (f) shall have the meanings given to them in this Part. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

Notice by Tenant Before End of Period or Term, Tenant or Child Deemed to Have Experienced Violence or Another Form of Abuse

192.1 Where a provision of this Act requires an affidavit from a person with respect to a specified statement or specified information, the Rules may,

43 (1) Where this Act permits a landlord or tenant to give a notice of termination, the notice shall be in a form approved by the Board and shall,

(7) The landlord may deduct from the amount payable under subsection (6) the amount, if any, by which the maximum amount of the rent deposit permitted under subsection (2) exceeds the amount of the rent deposit paid by the tenant and the deducted amount shall be deemed to form part of the rent deposit paid by the tenant.  2006, c. 17, s. 106 (7).

(19) This section and any related regulations, as they read immediately before the day the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 receives Royal Assent, continue to apply with respect to tenancy agreements that were entered into before that day. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 25 (3).

96 (1) A tenant may give notice of termination of a tenancy if the circumstances set out in subsection 95 (4) apply.  2006, c. 17, s. 96 (1).

94.14 (1) If a non-profit housing co-operative makes an application under section 94.7 based on a notice of termination for a circumstance described in paragraph 3 of subsection 94.2 (1), the co-operative may at the same time also apply to the Board for an order for the payment of arrears of the regular monthly housing charges if,

3. The tenant shall ensure that the air conditioner, including its installation and operation, does not damage the rental unit or residential complex.

(b) the amount of rent that the landlord may lawfully charge the new tenant until the prohibition in the order made under paragraph 6, 7 or 8 of subsection 30 (1) ends;

(11) For greater certainty, a tenancy agreement is not void, voidable or unenforceable solely by reason of not complying with subsection (1) or (2). 2017, c. 13, s. 5.

vi. the amount of any consideration required to be paid by the occupant for the right to occupy the living accommodation, and

(b) if the tenant does not vacate the rental unit, the landlord may apply to the Board for an order terminating the tenancy and evicting the tenant; and

(c) payment of any rent that becomes due during the period in which the arrears are required to be paid.  2006, c. 17, s. 206 (2).

(2) If the Board makes an order requiring payment under subsection (1) and for the termination of the tenancy, the Board shall set off against the amount required to be paid by the tenant the amount of any rent deposit or interest on a rent deposit that would be owing to the tenant on termination.  2006, c. 17, s. 89 (2); 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 21 (2).

2. Order that the landlord assume the obligation to supply electricity to the rental unit and set the new rent that can be charged.  2010, c. 8, s. 39 (1).

14 A provision in a tenancy agreement prohibiting the presence of animals in or about the residential complex is void.  2006, c. 17, s. 14.

5. The amount of any rent deposit, the date it was given and the last period for which interest was paid on the rent deposit.

(b) the interest payable in respect of the period commencing on or after the day this subsection comes into force shall be based on the rate determined under subsection (6).  2006, c. 17, s. 106 (8).

(a) the 10th day after the notice is given, in the case of a notice grounded on an illegal act, trade, business or occupation involving,

“superintendent’s premises” means a rental unit used by a person employed as a janitor, manager, security guard or superintendent and located in the residential complex with respect to which the person is so employed; (“logement de concierge”)

i. the reasonable costs that the former tenant has incurred or will incur in repairing or, where repairing is not reasonable, replacing property of the former tenant that was damaged, destroyed or disposed of as a result of the landlord’s breach, and

(2) In interpreting a provision of this Act with regard to a care home, if a provision in Part IX conflicts with a provision in another Part of this Act, the provision in Part IX applies.  2006, c. 17, s. 3 (2).

174 The Board has authority to hear and determine all questions of law and fact with respect to all matters within its jurisdiction under this Act.  2006, c. 17, s. 174.

5. The statement shall include an assertion that, as a result of the sexual violence or the act or omission committed against the tenant or the child, the tenant believes that he or she or the child may be at risk of harm or injury, if he or she or the child continues to reside in the rental unit.

(c) the person who is subject to the order has possession or control of the document or data. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 32.

(2) If a tenancy agreement entered into on or after June 17, 1998 is in writing, the landlord shall give a copy of the agreement, signed by the landlord and the tenant, to the tenant within 21 days after the tenant signs it and gives it to the landlord.  2006, c. 17, s. 12 (2).

(a) require the production for inspection of documents or things, including drawings or specifications, that may be relevant to the inspection;

(8) If a tenant has assigned a rental unit to another person, the tenancy agreement continues to apply on the same terms and conditions and,

(3) The applicant shall, in the circumstances set out in the Rules, file with the Board a certificate of service on the tenant or former tenant in the form approved by the Board. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 28.

(b) no later than one year after the tenant or former tenant ceased to be in possession of the rental unit. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 18 (1).

(ii) orders that a landlord, a superintendent or an agent of a landlord may not engage in any further activities listed in paragraphs 2 to 6 of subsection 29 (1) against any of the tenants in a residential complex, or

(3) Despite subsections (1) and (2), if the landlord enters into a new tenancy agreement with a new tenant with respect to the rental unit, the tenant who abandoned or vacated the rental unit is not liable to pay an amount of arrears of rent that exceeds the lesser of the following amounts:

(10) Where a non-profit housing co-operative has made an application under section 94.7 for an order terminating the occupancy of a member unit and evicting the member based on a notice of termination under paragraph 3 of subsection 94.2 (1) or has made that application and has also applied at the same time for payment of arrears of regular monthly housing charges, the Board may make an order including terms of payment without holding a hearing if,

iv. specify whether the sexual violence or the act or omission is alleged to have been committed against the tenant or a child residing with the tenant.

75 The Board may issue an order terminating a tenancy and evicting a tenant in an application under section 69 based on a notice of termination under section 61 whether or not the tenant or other person has been convicted of an offence relating to an illegal act, trade, business or occupation.  2006, c. 17, s. 75; 2013, c. 3, s. 28.

197 (1) The Board may dismiss an application without holding a hearing or refuse to allow an application to be filed if, in the opinion of the Board, the matter is frivolous or vexatious, has not been initiated in good faith or discloses no reasonable cause of action.  2006, c. 17, s. 197 (1).

(a) the interest payable in respect of the period ending before the day this subsection comes into force is based on the annual rate of 6 per cent; and

177 (1) The Board shall provide information to landlords, tenants, non-profit housing co-operatives and members of non-profit housing co-operatives about their rights and obligations under this Act. 2013, c. 3, s. 34.

(4) For greater certainty, nothing in subsection (3) prohibits a landlord from giving a notice during the rent freeze period of a rent increase that takes effect after the rent freeze period. 2020, c. 23, Sched. 7, s. 2.

(c) before entering, the landlord informs or makes a reasonable effort to inform the tenant of the intention to do so.  2006, c. 17, s. 26 (3).

(6) Nothing in subsection (5) limits the right of the tenant or member to collect at any time the full amount owing or any balance outstanding under the order. 2013, c. 3, s. 50 (1).

(2) The Board has exclusive jurisdiction to determine all applications under this Act and with respect to all matters in which jurisdiction is conferred on it by this Act.  2006, c. 17, s. 168 (2).

1. The landlord applied for an order for the payment of arrears of rent or compensation for the repair or replacement of damaged property when the landlord made the previous application described in paragraph 1 of subsection (1).

(b) the landlord or another person or entity, as applicable, has not completed items in orders made under the section 21 of the Technical Standards and Safety Act, 2000 for which the compliance period has expired and which relate to one or more elevators in the residential complex; or

(2.1) In the case of notice given by a tenant on or after the day section 3 of Schedule 7 to the Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act, 2023 comes into force, the following requirements apply:

(b) that the repairs, maintenance or capital improvements were carried out without reasonable regard for the tenant’s right to reasonable enjoyment.  2006, c. 17, s. 235 (2).

(b) in the case of a tenant or former tenant no longer in possession of the rental unit, the tenant or former tenant ceased to be in possession on or after the day subsection 18 (1) of Schedule 4 to the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 comes into force. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 18 (1).

135 (1) A tenant or former tenant of a rental unit may apply to the Board for an order that the landlord, superintendent or agent of the landlord pay to the tenant any money the person collected or retained in contravention of this Act or the Tenant Protection Act, 1997.  2006, c. 17, s. 135 (1).

155 (1) If a tenant is obligated to pay a landlord an amount to reimburse the landlord for property taxes paid by the landlord with respect to a mobile home owned by the tenant and the landlord obtains information from the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation with respect to the value of the mobile home for assessment purposes, the landlord shall promptly provide the tenant with a copy of that information.  2006, c. 17, s. 155 (1).

(7) If, within six months after the date the notice referred to in clause (1) (b) is given to the tenant and the Board or the order terminating the tenancy is issued, the tenant claims any of his or her property that the landlord has sold, the landlord shall pay to the tenant the amount by which the proceeds of sale exceed the sum of,

168 (1) The Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal is continued under the name Landlord and Tenant Board in English and Commission de la location immobilière in French.  2006, c. 17, s. 168 (1).

(2) A former tenant of a rental unit may apply under this section as a tenant of the rental unit if the person was affected by the discontinuance or reduction of the services or facilities while the person was a tenant of the rental unit.  2006, c. 17, s. 130 (2).

i. The amount of new rent charged to the tenant for the rental unit after the exemption repeal date shall be decreased to an amount equal to the sum of,

(2) Subject to subsection (3), an applicant may withdraw an application at any time before the hearing begins.  2006, c. 17, s. 200 (2).

(4) If some or all of the issues with respect to an application are settled under this section, the Board shall dispose of the application in accordance with the Rules. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 30 (4).

(c) question any person, by telephone or otherwise, concerning the dispute or authorize an employee in the Board to do so;

94.5 (1) A notice of termination under subsection 94.2 (1), other than a notice of termination for a circumstance described in paragraph 3 of that subsection, becomes void 30 days after the termination date specified in the notice unless,

53 (1) A tenant who receives notice of termination of a tenancy for the purpose of repairs or renovations may, in accordance with this section, have a right of first refusal to occupy the rental unit as a tenant when the repairs or renovations are completed.  2006, c. 17, s. 53 (1).

(3) One of the following sets of rules applies where the landlord of a previously exempt rental unit has given the tenant notice of a rent increase before the exemption repeal date and the amount of the rent increase provided for under the notice is more than the guideline:

(b) if the member does not vacate the member unit, the co-operative may apply to the Board for an order terminating the occupancy of the member unit and evicting the member; and

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, section 57.1 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection: (See: 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 5 (1))

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply with respect to an application based on the tenant’s failure to pay rent.  2006, c. 17, s. 69 (3).

(b) the termination date set out in the notice, in the case of an application under clause (1) (b).  2006, c. 17, s. 77 (5).

143 A landlord may withhold consent to an assignment or subletting of a rental unit in a care home if the effect of the assignment or subletting would be to admit a person to the care home contrary to the admission requirements or guidelines set by the landlord.  2006, c. 17, s. 143.

(a) is made on or after the day section 12 of Schedule 4 to the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 comes into force; or

(2) Subsection (1) applies even if the tenant was aware of a state of non-repair or a contravention of a standard before entering into the tenancy agreement.  2006, c. 17, s. 20 (2).

(a) subject to subsection (2), the past behaviour of an animal of that species has substantially interfered with the reasonable enjoyment of the residential complex for all usual purposes by the landlord or other tenants;

57 (1) The Board may make an order described in subsection (3) if, on application by a former tenant of a rental unit, the Board determines that,

(4) An order under this section reducing rent takes effect on the day that the discontinuance or reduction first occurred.  2006, c. 17, s. 130 (4).

94.16 (1) Subsections 74 (2) to (19) and sections 75, 76, 79 to 81, 84, 85 and 90 apply with necessary modifications to an application to and an order by the Board under this Part and for that purpose,

(2) A person appealing an order under this section shall give to the Board any documents relating to the appeal.  2006, c. 17, s. 210 (2).

i. an act or omission that causes emotional or financial harm or the fear of such harm to a person or another person may be prescribed even if it does not cause bodily harm to a person or does not cause a person to fear for his or her own safety or someone else’s safety,

(4) If an order made under paragraph 6, 7 or 8 of subsection 30 (1) takes effect in respect of a rental unit after a new tenancy agreement relating to the rental unit takes effect, the landlord shall promptly give to the new tenant written notice about the lawful rent for the rental unit in accordance with subsection (5), unless the order was made on the application of the new tenant.  2006, c. 17, s. 114 (4).

(10) Subsection 44 (5) applies with necessary modifications with respect to a notice given under subsection (9). 2016, c. 2, Sched. 6, s. 1.

32 If the Board makes an order terminating a tenancy under paragraph 1 of subsection 30 (1) or clause 31 (1) (e), the Board may order that the tenant be evicted, effective not earlier than the termination date specified in the order.  2006, c. 17, s. 32.

(c) make an order lifting the stay of the order under subsection (6), and any order made under subsection (7) or (7.1), effective immediately or on a future date specified in the order.  2006, c. 17, s. 78 (11); 2017, c. 13, s. 16 (10).

(4) If an application is made under subsection (1), the landlord shall file with the Board information as prescribed within the time prescribed.  2006, c. 17, s. 115 (4).

(a) may provide that, despite the coming into force of a provision of this Act, as enacted by the Rental Fairness Act, 2017, the provision does not take effect in all or part of the province until the date specified in the regulations;

(a) the assignee is liable to the landlord for any breach of the tenant’s obligations and may enforce against the landlord any of the landlord’s obligations under the tenancy agreement or this Act, if the breach or obligation relates to the period after the assignment, whether or not the breach or obligation also related to a period before the assignment;

(2) The landlord shall not give a notice of rent increase or a notice of increase of a charge for providing a care service or meals until after giving the required information package to the tenant.  2006, c. 17, s. 140 (2).

126 (1) A landlord may apply to the Board for an order permitting the rent charged to be increased by more than the guideline for any or all of the rental units in a residential complex in any or all of the following cases:

(7) Subsections 126 (12) and (13) of this Act apply, with necessary modifications, to an application made under section 138 of the Tenant Protection Act, 1997, unless a final order was made under subsection 138 (6) or (10) of that Act before it was repealed.  2006, c. 17, s. 242 (7).

(2) If a non-profit housing co-operative makes an application under section 94.7, 94.8, 94.10 or 94.11, and the member is in possession of the member unit after the member’s membership and occupancy rights have terminated or expired under the Co-operative Corporations Act, the co-operative may at the same time also apply to the Board for an order for the payment of compensation for the use and occupation of the member unit after that termination or expiry. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

93 (1) If a landlord has entered into a tenancy agreement with respect to a superintendent’s premises, unless otherwise agreed, the tenancy terminates on the day on which the employment of the tenant is terminated.  2006, c. 17, s. 93 (1).

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, clause 72 (1) (a) of the Act is amended by striking out “on or after the day section 13 of the Rental Fairness Act, 2017 comes into force”. (See: 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 6 (1))

(6) Despite subsection 168 (2), the enactment of this section by section 19 of Schedule 4 to the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 does not affect any court proceeding for an order for the payment of compensation for an interference described in clause (1) (a) that is commenced before the day that section comes into force and has not been finally determined before that day. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 19.

(3) A landlord who, on or after the day subsection 11 (2) of Schedule 4 to the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 comes into force, files an application under section 69 based on a notice of termination given under section 48, 49 or 50 shall, in the application,

(6) In any proceeding under this Act where one of the issues to be determined by the Board is whether a person is deemed under subsection (1) to have experienced violence or another form of abuse, the Board may inquire into and make a determination as to whether the documentation accompanying the notice is genuine and is a copy of an order described in clause (1) (a), (b) or (c) or is a statement referred to in clause (1) (d), (e) or (f), but the Board may not inquire into or make any determination as to the truth of or the belief in the truth of any allegation or assertion referred to in paragraph 3 or 5 of subsection (5). 2016, c. 2, Sched. 6, s. 1.

246 Despite the repeal of the Tenant Protection Act, 1997, the form of a notice of rent increase, notice of increased charges in a care home or notice of termination that could have been used under that Act may be used for the corresponding purpose under this Act any time within two months after this section comes into force.  2006, c. 17, s. 246.

(a) during the notice period, but only if the rental unit is not mentioned in the advertisement and cannot otherwise be identified from the advertisement;

(4) If the landlord does not apply to the Board in accordance with subsections (2) and (3), or the Board determines that the landlord’s grounds for refusing consent are not reasonable, the landlord shall be deemed to have consented to the assignment.  2006, c. 17, s. 159 (4).

(b) to a law enforcement agency, but only upon request made by the law enforcement agency in connection with an investigation;

(5) A landlord or tenant may file a request to reopen the application within 30 days after the order was made on the basis that the other party coerced them or deliberately made false or misleading representations which had a material effect on the agreement and the order issued under subsection (1).  2006, c. 17, s. 206 (5).

(i) obtained all necessary permits or other authority that may be required to carry out the activity on which the notice of termination was based, or

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, clause 5 (e) of the Act is amended by striking out “Ministry of Correctional Services Act” and substituting “Correctional Services and Reintegration Act, 2018”. (See: 2018, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 12)

(c) the reason for the application being brought is that the member unit is occupied by children and the occupation by the children does not constitute overcrowding. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

“tenant” includes a person who pays rent in return for the right to occupy a rental unit and includes the tenant’s heirs, assigns and personal representatives, but “tenant” does not include a person who has the right to occupy a rental unit by virtue of being,

(4) On an application by a co-operative under subsection (1), the Board may include the following amounts in determining the total amount owing to the co-operative by a member in respect of a member unit:

127 Despite clause 126 (11) (b), if an order is made under subsection 126 (10) with respect to a rental unit and a landlord has not yet taken all the increases in rent for the rental unit permissible under a previous order pursuant to clause 126 (11) (b), the landlord may increase the rent for the rental unit in accordance with the prescribed rules.  2006, c. 17, s. 127.

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection 72 (3) of the Act is amended by striking out “subsection (1), (1.1) or (2)” and substituting “subsection (1) or (2)”. (See: 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 6 (3))

(d) prohibit a landlord from ceasing to provide a vital service for a rental unit except when necessary to alter or repair the rental unit and only for the minimum period necessary to effect the alteration or repair;

72 (1) The Board shall not make an order terminating a tenancy and evicting the tenant in an application under section 69 based on,

ii. other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses that the tenant has incurred or will incur as a result of the landlord’s breach.

“suite meter provider” has the same meaning as in Part III of the Energy Consumer Protection Act, 2010. (“fournisseur de compteurs individuels”)  2010, c. 8, s. 39 (1).

(5) For the purposes of an application under clause (1) (a), it is presumed, unless the contrary is proven on a balance of probabilities, that a landlord gave a notice of termination under section 48 in bad faith, if at any time during the period described in subsection (6) the landlord,

(c) the reason for the application being brought is that the tenant has attempted to secure or enforce his or her legal rights;

122 (1) A tenant or former tenant may apply to the Board for relief if the landlord and the tenant or former tenant agreed to an increase in rent under section 121 and,

70. governing electronic documents for the purposes of section 213, including specifying the types of documents that may be dealt with electronically for the purposes of that section, regulating the use of electronic signatures in such documents and providing for the creating, filing, providing, issuing, sending, receiving, storing, transferring and retaining of such documents;

(8) If a tenant who is subject to a rent increase under subsection (5) removes the air conditioner, the landlord shall decrease the rent charged to the tenant by the amount of the increase. 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 1.

94.13 A non-profit housing co-operative is entitled to compensation for the use and occupation of a member unit by a member who does not vacate the member unit after his or her membership and occupancy rights are terminated or expire under the Co-operative Corporations Act. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

(b) provides an explanation satisfactory to the Board explaining why the tenant could not comply with the requirements set out in subsection (2). 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 16.

236 Any person who knowingly attempts to commit any offence referred to in section 233, 234 or 235 is guilty of an offence.  2006, c. 17, s. 236.

(2) If a hearing is held, the Board shall not grant the application unless it has reviewed the circumstances and considered whether or not it should exercise its powers under subsection (1). 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

(a) the order is made on an application under section 69 based on a notice of termination under clause 63 (1) (a) and the Board determines that the damage caused was significantly greater than the damage that was required by that clause in order to give the notice of termination; or

(a) all or any portion of any increased rent which the tenant has incurred or will incur for a one-year period after the tenant has left the rental unit; and

(a) in a residential complex owned, operated or administered by or on behalf of the post-secondary educational institutions; or

(2) Subject to section 194, in any proceeding under Part V.1, a provision in an occupancy agreement in respect of a member unit or a provision in a by-law of a non-profit housing co-operative that is inconsistent with Part V.1, or with a provision in another Part of this Act that applies to non-profit housing co-operatives and member units, does not apply, and the provision in this Act applies.  2013, c. 3, s. 23.

(b) accommodation that is a supported group living residence or an intensive support residence under the Services and Supports to Promote the Social Inclusion of Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act, 2008.  2006, c. 17, s. 6 (1); 2008, c. 14, s. 58 (5); 2009, c. 33, Sched. 8, s. 15; 2017, c. 13, s. 3 (1); 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 2.

(15) If, on a motion under subsection (11), the Board determines that the landlord has paid any non-refundable amount under the Administration of Justice Act for the purpose of enforcing the order under subsection (3), the Board shall specify that amount in the order made under clause (14) (a) and shall provide in the order that it is not effective unless,

(b) the tenant asks the landlord to consent to an assignment of the rental unit and the landlord does not respond within seven days after the request is made;

(b) in the case of a tenant or former tenant no longer in possession of the rental unit, the tenant or former tenant ceased to be in possession on or after the day subsection 18 (1) of Schedule 4 to the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 comes into force. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 18 (1).

“rent” includes the amount of any consideration paid or given or required to be paid or given by or on behalf of a tenant to a landlord or the landlord’s agent for the right to occupy a rental unit and for any services and facilities and any privilege, accommodation or thing that the landlord provides for the tenant in respect of the occupancy of the rental unit, whether or not a separate charge is made for services and facilities or for the privilege, accommodation or thing, but “rent” does not include,

(7) The Board may set a date on which payment of money ordered by the Board must be made and interest shall accrue on money owing only after that date at the post-judgment interest rate under section 127 of the Courts of Justice Act.  2006, c. 17, s. 207 (7).

(4) A landlord may file a request to reopen the application if the tenant fails to comply with the terms of the order and shall, in the request, indicate which terms were not complied with and the manner in which the tenant failed to meet the terms of the order.  2006, c. 17, s. 206 (4).

(13.1) For greater certainty, subsection (13) applies only if the affidavit filed by the tenant in support of the motion under subsection (11) complies with all the requirements of that subsection. 2017, c. 13, s. 15 (3).

224 (1) The prescribed maintenance standards apply to a residential complex located in a local municipality and the rental units located in the residential complex if,

23. defining or describing the method for determining what constitutes “extraordinary increase” for the purpose of section 126;

3. If the notice of rent increase is given on or after April 20, 2017 and the rent increase takes effect on or after the exemption repeal date, the following rules apply:

(4) The notice of termination for a circumstance described in paragraph 8 of subsection 94.2 (1) is void if the member, within seven days after receiving the notice, stops the conduct or activity or corrects the omission. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

(b) require the member, within seven days, to stop the conduct or activity or correct the omission set out in the notice. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

101 (1) If a subtenant continues to occupy a rental unit after the end of the subtenancy, the landlord or the tenant may apply to the Board for an order evicting the subtenant.  2006, c. 17, s. 101 (1).

“Rules” means the rules of practice and procedure made by the Board under section 176 of this Act and section 25.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act; (“règles”)

(2) No application may be made under subsection (1) more than one year after the former tenant vacated the rental unit.  2006, c. 17, s. 57 (2).

(b) a child residing with the tenant is deemed under subsection 47.3 (1) to have experienced violence or another form of abuse. 2016, c. 2, Sched. 6, s. 1.

(5) For greater certainty, this section applies with respect to an agreement referred to in subsection (1) even if the agreement was entered into before the day section 26 of Schedule 4 to the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 comes into force. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 26.

2. The amount of arrears of rent owing for the period that ends on the date the new tenant is entitled to occupy the rental unit.  2006, c. 17, s. 88 (3).

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(5) A notice given under subsection (1) becomes void with respect to a tenant who gave the notice, if the tenant does not vacate the rental unit on or before the termination date set out in the notice. 2016, c. 2, Sched. 6, s. 1.

(2) The Board may establish procedures in the Rules for the payment of money into and out of the Board.  2006, c. 17, s. 195 (2).

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection 50 (3) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted: (See: 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 2)

(1.2) No proceeding shall be commenced respecting an offence under clause 234 (l) more than two years after the date on which the facts giving rise to the offence came to the attention of the Minister. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 36.

1. The co-operative previously applied to the Board for an order terminating the member’s occupancy of the member unit and evicting the member.

(2) The landlord shall not dispose of a mobile home without first notifying the tenant of the landlord’s intention to do so,

94.15 (1) If a non-profit housing co-operative makes an application under section 94.7 or 94.8 based on a notice of termination for a circumstance described in paragraph 6 or 7 of subsection 94.2 (1), the co-operative may at the same time also apply to the Board for an order requiring the member to pay reasonable costs that the co-operative has incurred or will incur for the repair or, where repairing is not reasonable, the replacement of damaged property, if the member is in possession of the member unit and if the member, another occupant of the member unit or a person whom the member permitted in the residential complex,

(2) An application under subsection (1) may not be made later than 30 days after the termination date specified in the notice.  2006, c. 17, s. 69 (2).

(c) where the circumstances warrant, commence or cause to be commenced proceedings with respect to an alleged offence described in clause (b). 2016, c. 25, Sched. 5, s. 6.

(2) If a landlord has entered into an agreement of purchase and sale of a rental unit that is a proposed unit under the Condominium Act, 1998 or a predecessor of that Act, a landlord may not give a notice under section 48 or 49 to the tenant of the rental unit who was the tenant on the date the agreement of purchase and sale was entered into.  2006, c. 17, s. 51 (2).

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, Part IV of the Act is amended by adding the following section: (See: 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 1)

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection 241.1 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraph: (See: 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 11 (1))

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply with respect to a residential complex if no rental unit in the complex was rented before July 10, 1986 and all or part of the complex becomes subject to a registered declaration and description under the Condominium Act, 1998 or a predecessor of that Act before the day that is two years after the day on which the first rental unit in the complex was first rented.  2006, c. 17, s. 51 (3).

(a) a rental unit described in paragraph 1, 2, 3 or 4 of subsection (1) if the tenant occupying the rental unit pays rent in an amount geared-to-income due to public funding; or

(b) the use and occupation of the rental unit described in subsection (3), even if the use and occupation occurred before that day; and

(a) the landlord has not completed items in work orders for which the compliance period has expired and which relate to one or more elevators in the residential complex;

(4) Interest earned on money paid to the Board in trust that exceeds the interest earned at the prescribed rate vests in the Crown and shall be deposited in the Consolidated Revenue Fund. 2013, c. 3, s. 38.

(a) the 10th day after the notice is given, in the case of a notice grounded on an illegal act, trade, business or occupation involving,

(7) An order under subsection (4) is stayed when a motion to have the order set aside is received by the Board and shall not be enforced under this Act or as an order of the Superior Court of Justice during the stay. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

“sexual violence” means any sexual act or act targeting a person’s sexuality, gender identity or gender expression, whether the act is physical or psychological in nature, that is committed, threatened or attempted  against a person without the person’s consent, and includes sexual assault, sexual harassment, stalking, indecent exposure, voyeurism and sexual exploitation. 2016, c. 2, Sched. 6, s. 1.

(i) a copy of an order described in clause 47.3 (1) (a), (b) or (c) and issued not more than 90 days before the date the notice is given, or

121 (1) A landlord and a tenant may agree to increase the rent charged to the tenant for a rental unit above the guideline if,

238 (1) A person, other than a corporation, who is guilty of an offence under this Act is liable on conviction to a fine of not more than $50,000.  2006, c. 17, s. 238 (1); 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 35 (1).

(b) the member’s consent in writing to the expiry of his or her membership and occupancy rights under subsection 171.9 (1) of the Co-operative Corporations Act or his or her failure to give a written notice under paragraph 1 of subsection 171.9 (3) of that Act that he or she wishes to continue his or her membership and occupancy rights; or

48 (1) A landlord may, by notice, terminate a tenancy if the landlord in good faith requires possession of the rental unit for the purpose of residential occupation for a period of at least one year by,

148 (1) A landlord may apply to the Board for an order transferring a tenant out of a care home and evicting the tenant if,

(3) In an order under subsection (1) issued on or after the day subsection 31 (1) of Schedule 4 to the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 comes into force, the Board shall not order that the tenancy be terminated. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 31 (1).

(ii) has not completed specified repairs or replacements or other work ordered by the Board under paragraph 4 of subsection 30 (1) for which the compliance period has expired and which are found by the Board to be related to a serious breach of the landlord’s obligations under subsection 20 (1) or section 161, or

(b) wilfully caused undue damage to the member unit or the residential complex where the notice of termination is based on a circumstance described in paragraph 7 of subsection 94.2 (1). 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

(3) Sections 116 and 118 do not apply with respect to increases in rent for a rental unit due to increases in the tenant’s income if the rental unit is as described in paragraph 1, 2, 3 or 4 of subsection (1) and the tenant pays rent in an amount geared-to-income due to public funding.  2006, c. 17, s. 7 (3).

(4) An order under subsection (3) shall have the same effect, and shall be enforced in the same manner, as a writ of possession.  2006, c. 17, s. 31 (4).

(3) A landlord may charge a tenant only for the landlord’s reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in giving consent to a subletting.  2006, c. 17, s. 97 (3).

(a) refuse to grant the application unless satisfied, having regard to all the circumstances, that it would be unfair to refuse; or

(d) in the case of a demolition, it was not ordered to be carried out under the authority of any other Act. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 6.

(2) The rent reduction shall take effect on the date determined by the prescribed rules, whether or not notice has been given under subsection (3).  2006, c. 17, s. 131 (2).

(4) In determining an application with respect to a notice of termination given under clause 50 (1) (c), the Board shall consider but is not bound by a report referred to in clause 50 (3) (b) stating that the repairs or renovations are so extensive that they require vacant possession of the rental unit. 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 7.

2. Ensuring compliance with a work order issued with respect to the complaint before, on or after the commencement date.

1. The amount of NSF cheque charges claimed by the co-operative and charged by financial institutions in respect of cheques tendered to the co-operative by or on behalf of the member, to the extent the co-operative has not been reimbursed for the charges.

(d) the reason for the application being brought is that the tenant is a member of a tenants’ association or is attempting to organize such an association; or

1.2 An order that the landlord pay a specified sum to the former tenant for reasonable out-of-pocket moving, storage and other like expenses that the former tenant has incurred or will incur.

iii. the circumstances under which and the process by which the occupant’s occupancy of the living accommodation may be terminated by the provider of the living accommodation,

ii. uses the member unit or the residential complex in a manner that is inconsistent with use as residential premises and that causes or can reasonably be expected to cause damage that is significantly greater than the damage that is required in order to give a notice of termination under subparagraph i or paragraph 6.

(5) If a landlord charges a tenant a portion of the cost of a utility, the landlord shall, in accordance with the prescribed rules,

1. The member gave written notice of his or her intention to terminate his or her membership and occupancy rights under section 171.8.1 of the Co-operative Corporations Act and the member has not withdrawn the notice under that section.

(d) prohibiting a person from hindering, obstructing or interfering with or attempting to hinder, obstruct or interfere with the official or person referred to in subsection 218 (1) in the exercise of a power or performance of a duty under this section or sections 217 to 223;

80 (1) If a notice of termination of a tenancy has been given and the landlord has subsequently applied to the Board for an order evicting the tenant, the order of the Board evicting the tenant may not be effective earlier than the date of termination set out in the notice.  2006, c. 17, s. 80 (1).

(10) The landlord may require the tenant to pay withheld rent payments under subsection (9) even if the tenant does not enter into the proposed tenancy agreement provided to the tenant by the landlord. 2017, c. 13, s. 5.

79 If a landlord believes that a tenant has abandoned a rental unit, the landlord may apply to the Board for an order terminating the tenancy.  2006, c. 17, s. 79.

18. prescribing the circumstances under which lawful rent for the purposes of section 112 will be other than that provided for in section 112 and providing the lawful rent under those circumstances;

228 The Minister may in writing delegate to any person any power or duty vested in the Minister under this Act, subject to the conditions set out in the delegation.  2006, c. 17, s. 228.

(9) Despite subsections 44 (3) and (4) and section 47, after a joint tenant has ceased to be a tenant and a party to the tenancy agreement in accordance with subsection (6), any tenant referred to in subsection (8) may terminate a yearly tenancy or a tenancy for a fixed term by giving notice of termination to the landlord in accordance with the following:

55.1 If the landlord is required to compensate a tenant under section 48.1, 49.1, 52, 54 or 55, the landlord shall compensate the tenant no later than on the termination date specified in the notice of termination of the tenancy given by the landlord under section 48, 49 or 50. 2017, c. 13, s. 9; 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 8.

(2) This section does not apply with respect to an application that can be made without notice.  2011, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 1.

172 The members of the Board shall file with the Board a written declaration of any interests they have in residential rental property or in a non-profit housing co-operative, and shall be required to comply with any conflict of interest guidelines or rules of conduct established by the Chair.  2013, c. 3, s. 33.

44 (1) A notice under section 47, 58 or 144 to terminate a daily or weekly tenancy shall be given at least 28 days before the date the termination is specified to be effective and that date shall be on the last day of a rental period.  2006, c. 17, s. 44 (1).

(6) Subsection (5) does not apply if the tenancy agreement expressly provides that the tenant may install a window or portable air conditioner without any increase of rent. 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 1.

i. standards and criteria to be applied by the Board in determining if a landlord, superintendent or agent of a landlord has substantially interfered with the reasonable enjoyment of a rental unit or residential complex in carrying out maintenance, repairs or capital improvements to the unit or complex, and

103 (1) A landlord is entitled to compensation for the use and occupation of a rental unit by an unauthorized occupant of the unit.  2006, c. 17, s. 103 (1).

2. The provisions of this Act that relate to applications to the Board under sections 69, 87, 89 and 148.  2006, c. 17, s. 99.

208 (1) The Board shall send each party who participated in the proceeding, or the person who represented the party, a copy of its order, including the reasons if any have been given, in accordance with section 191.  2006, c. 17, s. 208 (1); 2006, c. 17, s. 261 (5).

(2) On the application, the Board shall make findings on the issue as prescribed and shall make the appropriate order.  2006, c. 17, s. 9 (2).

(2) A production order shall stipulate when, where and how the documents or data are to be produced and to whom they are to be produced. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 32.

(2) Without limiting the generality of section 21.2 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, the Board’s power to review a decision or order under that section may be exercised if a party to a proceeding was not reasonably able to participate in the proceeding.  2006, c. 17, s. 209 (2).

17 Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the common law rules respecting the effect of a serious, substantial or fundamental breach of a material covenant by one party to a contract on the obligation to perform of the other party apply with respect to tenancy agreements.  2006, c. 17, s. 17.

6. Prohibit the landlord from charging a new tenant under a new tenancy agreement an amount of rent in excess of the last lawful rent charged to the former tenant of the rental unit, until the landlord has,

(3) The tenant has no obligation to pay for care services and meals that would otherwise have been provided under the tenancy agreement after the date the landlord is required to stop the provision of care services and meals under subsection (2).  2006, c. 17, s. 145 (3).

3. The landlord shall, without delay after the rental unit is ready for occupancy, notify the tenant in writing. 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 3.

“non-profit housing co-operative” means a non-profit housing co-operative under the Co-operative Corporations Act, and “co-operative” has the same meaning; (“coopérative de logement sans but lucratif”, “coopérative”)

(5) If, on or after the day section 1 of Schedule 7 to the Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act, 2023 comes into force, a tenant installs and uses a window or portable air conditioner in a rental unit to which the landlord is obligated under the tenancy agreement to supply electricity, the landlord may increase the rent charged to the tenant. 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 1.

107 (1) A landlord shall repay the amount received as a rent deposit in respect of a rental unit if vacant possession of the rental unit is not given to the prospective tenant.  2006, c. 17, s. 107 (1).

(a) the owner of a rental unit or any other person who permits occupancy of a rental unit, other than a tenant who occupies a rental unit in a residential complex and who permits another person to also occupy the unit or any part of the unit,

(d.1) the amount of unpaid housing charges, other than any refundable amounts, payable by the member as allowed by the Board in an application by the co-operative under section 94.14; and

3. Any specified repairs or replacements or other work ordered by the Board under paragraph 4 of subsection 30 (1) that relates to one or more elevators in the residential complex and that has not yet been completed, regardless of whether or not the compliance period has expired. 2017, c. 13, s. 22 (2).

(b) require the member, within seven days, to reduce the number of persons occupying the member unit to comply with health, safety or housing standards required by law. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

(6) Despite subsection 168 (2), the enactment of this section by section 20 of Schedule 4 to the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 does not affect any court proceeding for an order for the payment of compensation for a tenant’s or former tenant’s failure to pay utility costs that is commenced before the day that section comes into force and has not been finally determined before that day. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 20.

19 The doctrine of frustration of contract and the Frustrated Contracts Act apply with respect to tenancy agreements.  2006, c. 17, s. 19.

(6) A tenant who gave notice under subsection (1) and vacates the rental unit on or before the termination date set out in the notice ceases to be a tenant and a party to the tenancy agreement on the termination date, but this subsection does not affect any right or liability of the tenant arising from any breach of obligations that relates to the period before the termination. 2016, c. 2, Sched. 6, s. 1.

125 A landlord shall decrease the rent charged to a tenant for a rental unit as prescribed if the landlord and the tenant agree that the landlord will cease to provide anything referred to in subsection 123 (1) with respect to the tenant’s occupancy of the rental unit.  2006, c. 17, s. 125.

(2) No superintendent, property manager or other person who acts on behalf of a landlord with respect to a rental unit shall, directly or indirectly, with or without the authority of the landlord, do any of the things prohibited under clause (1) (a), (b) or (c) or subsection (1.1) with respect to that rental unit.  2006, c. 17, s. 134 (2); 2017, c. 13, s. 24 (3).

(3) A landlord shall make an evicted tenant’s property available to be retrieved at a location close to the rental unit during the prescribed hours within the 72 hours after the enforcement of an eviction order.  2006, c. 17, s. 41 (3).

114 (1) If an order made under paragraph 6, 7 or 8 of subsection 30 (1) is in effect in respect of a rental unit when a new tenancy agreement relating to the rental unit is entered into, the landlord shall, before entering into the new tenancy agreement, give to the new tenant written notice about the lawful rent for the rental unit in accordance with subsection (3).  2006, c. 17, s. 114 (1).

(a) the landlord gives the tenant a notice of termination of the tenancy on behalf of a purchaser under subsection 49 (1) or (2); and

(a) a failure described in clause (1) (a), even if the failure occurred before the day section 20 of Schedule 4 to the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 comes into force; and

(a) the items in work orders for which the compliance period has expired and which were found by the Board to be related to a serious breach of a health, safety, housing or maintenance standard; and

“production” means, with respect to an illegal drug, to produce the drug within the meaning of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada); (“production”)

32. prescribing rules governing the determination of the percentage by which rent is required to be reduced under subclause 129 (c) (ii);

226.4 (1) Sections 224 to 226, 227, 229 and 230, and paragraph 74 of subsection 241 (1), as they read immediately before the commencement date, and the regulations made under paragraph 74, as they read immediately before that date, continue to apply for the following purposes with respect to a complaint that was received by the Minister under section 224 before that date:

3. To allow a person who holds a certificate of authorization within the meaning of the Professional Engineers Act or a certificate of practice within the meaning of the Architects Act or another qualified person to make a physical inspection of the rental unit to satisfy a requirement imposed under subsection 9 (4) of the Condominium Act, 1998.

(b) in the case of a notice under clause (1) (c) given on or after the day section 2 of Schedule 7 to the Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act, 2023 comes into force, be accompanied by a report prepared by a person who has the prescribed qualifications and that,

88 (1) If a tenant abandons or vacates a rental unit without giving notice of termination in accordance with this Act and no agreement to terminate has been made or the landlord has not given notice to terminate the tenancy, a determination of the amount of arrears of rent owing by the tenant shall be made in accordance with the following rules:

47.4 (1) A landlord to whom a notice is given under subsection 47.1 (1) or 47.2 (1) shall keep confidential and shall not, except as provided in subsections (2) to (5), disclose to any person or entity the fact that the notice has been given, the notice or accompanying documentation or any information included in the notice or accompanying documentation. 2016, c. 2, Sched. 6, s. 1.

(7) This section does not authorize an inspection in respect of the rights and duties of non-profit housing co-operatives or members of non-profit housing co-operatives. 2013, c. 3, s. 52.

ii. criteria to be applied by the Board in determining whether to order an abatement of rent under subsection 31 (1) when a landlord, superintendent or agent of a landlord is found to have substantially interfered with the reasonable enjoyment of a rental unit or residential complex in carrying out maintenance, repairs or capital improvements to the unit or complex and rules for calculating the amount of the abatement;

(2) Nothing in this Part, and nothing elsewhere in this Act, shall be construed as altering the relationship between a non-profit housing co-operative and a member and, in particular, the relationship shall not be construed as being one of a landlord and tenant. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

(2) An applicant may give written authorization to sign an application to a person representing the applicant under the authority of the Law Society Act and, if the applicant does so, the Board may require such representative to file a copy of the authorization.  2006, c. 17, s. 261 (3).

(3) An application under this section shall be made at least 90 days before the effective date of the first intended rent increase referred to in the application.  2006, c. 17, s. 126 (3).

(4) For greater certainty, this section applies with respect to an agreement referred to in subsection (1) whether the agreement is a tenancy agreement or any other agreement entered into between a landlord and a tenant. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 26.

(7) Subject to subsection (4) or (5), a landlord is not liable to any person for selling, retaining or otherwise disposing of a tenant’s mobile home in accordance with this section.  2006, c. 17, s. 162 (7).

(a) make an order declaring the order under subsection (3) to be void, if the tenant has paid the amounts set out in subsection (11); or

(iv) a person who provided care services to the landlord, the landlord’s spouse, or a child or parent of the landlord or the landlord’s spouse.  2006, c. 17, s. 72 (2); 2021, c. 4, Sched. 11, s. 31 (1).

(2) No application may be made under this section more than two years after the rent increase becomes effective.  2006, c. 17, s. 122 (2).

100 (1) If a tenant transfers the occupancy of a rental unit to a person in a manner other than by an assignment authorized under section 95 or a subletting authorized under section 97, the landlord may apply to the Board for an order terminating the tenancy and evicting the tenant and the person to whom occupancy of the rental unit was transferred.  2006, c. 17, s. 100 (1).

182.3 (1) Any power conferred on the Minister under section 179 or 182.2 may be delegated by the Minister to the Chair or to a public servant employed under Part III of the Public Service of Ontario Act, 2006 and, when purporting to exercise a delegated power, the delegate shall be presumed conclusively to act in accordance with the delegation. 2013, c. 3, s. 38.

(3) A landlord shall not increase rent charged under this section by more than the guideline plus 3 per cent of the previous lawful rent charged.  2006, c. 17, s. 121 (3).

“commencement date” means the day section 5 of Schedule 5 to the Promoting Affordable Housing Act, 2016 comes into force. 2016, c. 25, Sched. 5, s. 6.

1. An order that the landlord pay a specified sum to the former tenant for all or any portion of any increased rent that the former tenant has incurred or will incur for a one-year period after vacating the rental unit.

ii. provide for the involvement of an individual not otherwise involved in the dispute, to assist the parties in resolving the dispute, and

iii. the amount payable under the terms of the settlement in respect of NSF administration charges for which the landlord has not been reimbursed, not exceeding the amount per cheque that is prescribed as a specified amount exempt from the operation of section 134, and

1. The amount of NSF cheque charges claimed by the landlord and charged by financial institutions in respect of cheques tendered to the landlord by or on behalf of the tenant or former tenant, to the extent the landlord has not been reimbursed for the charges.

(4) A tenant may give the landlord a notice of termination under section 96 within 30 days after the date a request is made if,

(13) An order under subsection (3) is stayed when a motion under subsection (11) is accepted for filing by the Board and shall not be enforced under this Act or as an order of the Superior Court of Justice during the stay.  2006, c. 17, s. 74 (13); 2017, c. 13, s. 15 (2).

165.1 (1) This section applies with respect to an amount that a landlord charges a tenant under the terms of a written agreement for any prescribed services and facilities or any prescribed privilege, accommodation or thing that the landlord provides for the tenant in respect of the occupancy of the site for a mobile home. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 26.

2. The amount of NSF cheque charges, if any, claimed by the landlord that were charged by financial institutions after the date of the settlement or order in respect of cheques tendered to the landlord by or on behalf of the tenant, to the extent the landlord has not been reimbursed for the charges.

(2) The date for termination specified in the notice shall be at least 120 days after the notice is given and shall be the day a period of the tenancy ends or, where the tenancy is for a fixed term, the end of the term.  2006, c. 17, s. 50 (2).

(b) make an order setting aside the order under subsection (4), if the Board is satisfied, having regard to all the circumstances, that it would not be unfair to do so; or

2. The member unit is in a residential complex described in paragraph 1, 2 or 3 of subsection 7 (1) and the member has ceased to meet the qualifications required for occupancy of the member unit.

(c) a person, other than a tenant occupying a rental unit in a residential complex, who is entitled to possession of the residential complex and who attempts to enforce any of the rights of a landlord under a tenancy agreement or this Act, including the right to collect rent; (“locateur”)

(5) The Divisional Court may also make any other order in relation to the matter that it considers proper and may make any order with respect to costs that it considers proper.  2006, c. 17, s. 210 (5).

(b) prohibiting a supplier from ceasing to provide the vital service until a notice has been given under subsection 217 (1);

4. Unless the information is set out in a separate agreement under subsection (4), the agreement must set out the following information in respect of the program under which the living accommodation is provided to the occupant:

(2) The Board may treat different kinds of applications differently in setting fees and may base fees on the number of residential units affected by an application.  2006, c. 17, s. 181 (2).

138 (1) A landlord of a building containing not more than six rental units who supplies a utility to each of the rental units in the building may, with the written consent of the tenant, charge the tenant a portion of the cost of the utility in accordance with the prescribed rules if,

(5) Subsection 44 (5) applies with necessary modifications with respect to a notice given under subsection (1). 2017, c. 13, s. 6.

(3) Subsection 349 (3) of the Municipal Act, 2001 and subsection 314 (3) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 do not apply with respect to the amount spent and the fee, and no special lien is created under either subsection.  2006, c. 32, Sched. C, s. 56 (4).

7 (1) Paragraphs 6, 7 and 8 of subsection 30 (1), sections 48.1, 49.1, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56 and 95 to 99, subsection 100 (2) and sections 101, 102, 104, 111 to 115, 117, 120, 121, 122, 126 to 133, 140, 143, 149, 150, 151, 159, 165 and 167 do not apply with respect to a rental unit described below:

(2) Section 18 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act does not apply to proceedings under this Act.  2006, c. 17, s. 208 (2).

74 (1) A landlord may not apply to the Board under section 69 for an order terminating a tenancy and evicting the tenant based on a notice of termination under section 59 before the day following the termination date specified in the notice.  2006, c. 17, s. 74 (1).

3. Authorize a repair or replacement that has been or is to be made, or work that has been or is to be done, and order its cost to be paid by the landlord to the tenant.

(3) The Board shall not, under subsection (1), authorize or require payments into the Board after the Board has made its final order in the application.  2006, c. 17, s. 195 (3).

(5) A landlord and the executor or administrator of a deceased tenant’s estate may agree to terms other than those set out in this section with regard to the termination of the tenancy and disposal of the tenant’s property.  2006, c. 17, s. 92 (5).

(6) Despite subsection (1), the provisions of this Act set out in that subsection apply with respect to a rent increase for rental units described in paragraph 5 of that subsection if there is a council or association representing the residents of those rental units and there has not been consultation with the council or association respecting the increase.  2006, c. 17, s. 7 (6).

(4) In determining the amount of arrears of rent, compensation or both owing by a tenant in an order for termination of a tenancy and the payment of arrears of rent, compensation or both, the Board shall subtract from the amount owing the amount of any rent deposit or interest on a rent deposit that would be owing to the tenant on termination.  2006, c. 17, s. 87 (4); 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 18 (2).

(6) A tenant or a former tenant of a rental unit may apply to the Board in the prescribed circumstances for an order determining whether the landlord has breached an obligation under this section.  2010, c. 8, s. 39 (1).

ii. The rental unit is located in a part of the detached house, semi-detached house or row house which was unfinished space immediately before the rental unit became a residential unit described in paragraph 2. 2018, c. 17, Sched. 36, s. 1.

179 The Minister may engage persons other than members of or employees in the Board to provide professional, technical, administrative or other assistance to the Board and may establish the duties and terms of engagement and provide for the payment of the remuneration and expenses of those persons. 2013, c. 3, s. 35.

102 A tenant may apply to the Board for an order for compensation for use and occupation by an overholding subtenant after the end of the subtenancy if the overholding subtenant is in possession of the rental unit at the time of the application.  2006, c. 17, s. 102.

133 (1) A tenant of a rental unit may apply to the Board for an order for a reduction of the rent charged for the rental unit due to a reduction in the municipal taxes and charges for the residential complex.  2006, c. 17, s. 133 (1).

(a) upon a tenant ceasing to be a student of a post-secondary educational institution that is a party to the agreement with the landlord, the landlord takes action to terminate the tenancy in accordance with an agreement with the tenant to terminate the tenancy or a notice of termination given by the tenant; or

(b) the landlord has not, in the previous 12 months, obtained written information from the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation with respect to the value of the mobile home for assessment purposes.  2006, c. 17, s. 155 (2).

(2) A notice or document that is not given in accordance with this section shall be deemed to have been validly given if it is proven that its contents actually came to the attention of the person for whom it was intended within the required time period.  2006, c. 17, s. 191 (2).

(2) The date for termination specified in the notice shall be at least 60 days after the notice is given and shall be the day a period of the tenancy ends or, where the tenancy is for a fixed term, the end of the term.  2006, c. 17, s. 48 (2).

182.2 (1) The revenues of the Board, other than money that is paid to the Board in trust under this Act, shall be paid into the Consolidated Revenue Fund. 2013, c. 3, s. 38.

(b) the landlord has applied for an order under section 79 and the Board has made an order terminating the tenancy.  2006, c. 17, s. 162 (1).

223 (1) No proceeding for damages or otherwise shall be commenced against an official or a person acting under his or her instructions or against an employee or agent of a local municipality for any act done in good faith in the performance or intended performance of a duty or authority under any of sections 215 to 222 or under a by-law passed under section 216 or for any alleged neglect or default in the performance in good faith of the duty or authority.  2006, c. 17, s. 223 (1).

(9) If the landlord breaches any of clauses (7) (a), (b) and (c), the agreement referred to in subsection (7) is terminated and the exemption provided by subsection (7) no longer applies.  2006, c. 17, s. 37 (9).

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection 72 (1.1) of the Act is repealed. (See: 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 6 (2))

(a) charges for inspections done by a municipality on a residential complex related to an alleged breach of a health, safety, housing or maintenance standard,

ii. governing the installation, use and maintenance of window or portable air conditioners for the purposes of subsection section 36.1, including prescribing additional conditions for the purposes of subsection 36.1 (3);

4. The tenancy arose by virtue of or collateral to an agreement of purchase and sale of a proposed unit within the meaning of the Condominium Act, 1998 in good faith and the agreement of purchase and sale has been terminated.  2006, c. 17, s. 58 (1).

(4) In determining the amount of arrears of rent owing under subsections (1), (2) and (3), consideration shall be given to whether or not the landlord has taken reasonable steps to minimize losses in accordance with section 16.  2006, c. 17, s. 88 (4).

(a) an order has been made under subsection 810 (3) of the Criminal Code (Canada) against a person mentioned in subsection (4) and the order includes one or more conditions described in subsection 810 (3.2) of that Act relating to the tenant, the child or the rental unit;

94.7 (1) If a non-profit housing co-operative gives a member notice of termination of occupancy of the member unit under section 94.2, the co-operative may apply to the Board for an order terminating the member’s occupancy of the member unit and evicting the member. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

15 A provision in a tenancy agreement providing that all or part of the remaining rent for a term or period of a tenancy or a specific sum becomes due upon a default of the tenant in paying rent due or in carrying out an obligation is void.  2006, c. 17, s. 15.

(b) the notice of termination is given on or after the day the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 receives Royal Assent;

(9) Where the landlord has failed to make the payment required by subsection (6) when it comes due, the tenant may deduct the amount of the payment from a subsequent rent payment.  2006, c. 17, s. 106 (9).

(7) A landlord may charge a tenant only for the landlord’s reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in giving consent to an assignment to a potential assignee.  2006, c. 17, s. 95 (7).

3. A rental unit located in a non-profit housing project or other residential complex, if the non-profit housing project or other residential complex was developed or acquired under a prescribed federal, provincial or municipal program and continues to operate under,

(b) alters or causes to be altered the locking system on any door giving entry to a rental unit or the residential complex in a manner that contravenes section 24 or 35;

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(f)   the tenant alleges that an act or omission prescribed for the purposes of this clause has been committed against the tenant or the child and the allegation is made in a statement that complies with the requirements in subsection (5). 2016, c. 2, Sched. 6, s. 1.

(c) living accommodation that is a member unit of a non-profit housing co-operative, except for Part V.1, and except for those provisions in other Parts that are needed to give effect to Part V.1;

(3) The Board may order that its costs of a proceeding be paid by a party or the party’s paid representative.  2006, c. 17, s. 204 (3); 2006, c. 17, s. 261 (4).

6. The amount and date of each payment made under the terms of the settlement or order and what the payment was for. 2006, c. 17, s. 78 (4); 2017, c. 13, s. 16 (2-4); 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 15 (3).

167 (1) If the Board finds that a capital expenditure is for infrastructure work required to be carried out by the Government of Canada or Ontario or a municipality or an agency of any of them, despite subsection 126 (11), the Board may determine the number of years over which the rent increase justified by that capital expenditure may be taken.  2006, c. 17, s. 167 (1).

2. Order that the landlord return to the former tenant property of the former tenant that is in the possession or control of the landlord.

(3) A landlord may apply to the Board for an order requiring a tenant or former tenant to pay compensation for the use and occupation of the rental unit after a notice of termination or an agreement to terminate the tenancy has taken effect if,

2. If the settlement or order referred to in paragraph 2 of subsection (3) requires the tenant to pay some or all of the arrears of rent, the amount of arrears of rent that arose after the date of the settlement or order.

64 (1) A landlord may give a tenant notice of termination of the tenancy if the conduct of the tenant, another occupant of the rental unit or a person permitted in the residential complex by the tenant is such that it substantially interferes with the reasonable enjoyment of the residential complex for all usual purposes by the landlord or another tenant or substantially interferes with another lawful right, privilege or interest of the landlord or another tenant.  2006, c. 17, s. 64 (1).

(4) Subsections (1) to (3) apply, with necessary modifications, to any extract or copy of a certificate, statement, document, order or record referred to in those subsections, if the extract or copy is certified as a true extract or copy by the person who made the extract or copy.  2006, c. 17, s. 240 (4).

(c) charges described in subsection (5), even if the charges were incurred before that day. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 18 (4).

(3) If the Board in an application under subsection (2) determines that a tenant has altered the locking system or caused it to be altered, the Board may order that the tenant provide the landlord with keys or pay the landlord the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses necessary to change the locking system.  2006, c. 17, s. 35 (3).

(12) In an order under clause (11) (b), the Board may amend a settlement agreed to under section 194 or an order made with respect to the previous application if it considers it appropriate to do so.  2009, c. 33, Sched. 21, s. 11 (2); 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 15 (5).

145 (1) Despite section 44, a tenant of a care home may terminate a tenancy at any time by giving at least 30 days notice of termination to the landlord.  2006, c. 17, s. 145 (1).

(c) in any other case, set aside the order made under subsection (6) and confirm that the eviction order is not void under subsection (4).  2006, c. 17, s. 74 (10).

10. The number of persons occupying the member unit on a continuing basis results in a contravention of health, safety or housing standards required by law.

(14) An order of the Board under subsection (10) with respect to a rental unit ceases to be of any effect on and after the day a new tenant enters into a new tenancy agreement with the landlord in respect of that rental unit if that agreement takes effect on or after the day that is 90 days before the first effective date of a rent increase in the order.  2006, c. 17, s. 126 (14).

75. making a regulation made under paragraph 25, 26, 66 or 67 applicable, with necessary modifications, to an application to which subsection 242 (6) or (7) applies, and providing that the regulation applies despite any regulations made under the Tenant Protection Act, 1997;

(c) a reference in subsection 76 (1) to the landlord or other tenants shall be read as referring to the co-operative or other members or occupants;

(19) This section, as it reads immediately before the day the Rental Fairness Act, 2017 receives Royal Assent, continues to apply with respect to motions under subsection (11) that are received by the Board before that day. 2017, c. 13, s. 15 (4).

(3) In determining the good faith of the landlord or the purchaser, as applicable, in an application described in subsection (1), (1.1) or (2), the Board may consider any evidence the Board considers relevant that relates to the landlord’s or purchaser’s previous use of notices of termination under section 48, 49 or 50 in respect of the same or a different rental unit. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 12.

(a) an amount paid by a tenant to a landlord to reimburse the landlord for property taxes paid by the landlord with respect to a mobile home or a land lease home owned by a tenant, or

(8) Despite subsection (6), the first interest payment that becomes due under subsection (6) after the day this subsection comes into force shall be adjusted so that,

(b) the supply of electricity is interrupted only for the minimum length of time necessary to install the suite meter; and

(2) An application under this section must be made within 60 days after the end of the subtenancy.  2006, c. 17, s. 101 (2).

(4) On receipt of the application, the Board may make an order terminating the member’s occupancy of the member unit and evicting the member. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

(2) A delegation under subsection (1) shall be in writing and may be subject to such limitations, conditions and requirements as are set out in it. 2013, c. 3, s. 38.

(ii) all repairs, replacements and other work referred to in subclause (12) (a) (ii) that affect the rental unit have been completed, if a finding was made under that subclause,

ii. provided that the co-operative could apply under this section if the member did not meet one or more of the conditions described in subparagraph i.

(3) For greater certainty, paragraph 2 of subsection (1) does not authorize a landlord to give a tenant notice of termination of the tenancy on the ground that the tenant has ceased to be eligible for, or has failed to take any step necessary to maintain eligibility for, rent-geared-to-income assistance as defined in section 38 of the Housing Services Act, 2011. 2016, c. 25, Sched. 5, s. 1.

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection 57.1 (2.2) of the Act is repealed. (See: 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 5 (2))

3. An order that the landlord pay to the Board an administrative fine not exceeding the greater of $10,000 and the monetary jurisdiction of the Small Claims Court.

(2) If a notice of termination is given in accordance with this Act and the tenant vacates the rental unit in accordance with the notice, the tenancy is terminated on the termination date set out in the notice.  2006, c. 17, s. 37 (2).

6.1 prescribing requirements that a dispute resolution process must meet for the purposes of subparagraph 3 iii of subsection 5.1 (3);

ii. completed the specified repairs or replacements or other work ordered under paragraph 4 found by the Board to be related to a serious breach of the landlord’s obligations under subsection 20 (1) or section 161.

4 (1) Subject to subsection 12.1 (11) and section 194, a provision in a tenancy agreement that is inconsistent with this Act or the regulations is void.  2006, c. 17, s. 4; 2017, c. 13, s. 1.

“residential unit” means any living accommodation used or intended for use as residential premises, and “residential unit” includes,

(2) A landlord may enter a rental unit without written notice to clean it if the tenancy agreement requires the landlord to clean the rental unit at regular intervals and,

(a) while the tenant or former tenant is or was in possession of the rental unit, the tenant or former tenant, another occupant of the rental unit or a person permitted in the residential complex by the tenant or former tenant wilfully or negligently causes or caused undue damage to the rental unit or the residential complex; and

(b) at the end of the 45th day after the day it is issued if it is filed in the manner described in clause (a).  2006, c. 17, s. 31 (5).

(3) Subject to subsections (2) and (2.1), where a landlord offers a discount in rent at the beginning of, or during, a tenancy, the lawful rent shall be calculated in accordance with the prescribed rules.  2006, c. 17, s. 111 (3); 2009, c. 33, Sched. 21, s. 11 (6).

(8) If the Board determines in an application under subsection (6) that a landlord has breached an obligation under subsection (1), the Board may, in addition to the remedies set out in subsection (7), do one or more of the following:

(2) If a landlord who is an owner as defined in clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “owner” in subsection 1 (1) of the Condominium Act, 1998 owns a unit, as defined in subsection 1 (1) of that Act, that is a rental unit and has entered into an agreement of purchase and sale of the unit, the landlord may, on behalf of the purchaser, give the tenant of the unit a notice terminating the tenancy, if the purchaser in good faith requires possession of the unit for the purpose of residential occupation by,

(2) The Board shall refuse to accept the application for filing if the landlord has not complied with subsection (1). 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 11 (1).

226.3 (1) No proceeding for damages shall be commenced against an inspector appointed by a local municipality under section 226.1 or an employee or agent of a local municipality for any act done in good faith in the performance or intended performance of any duty or in the exercise or intended exercise of any power under this Part or section 230 or 231 or for any neglect or default in the performance or exercise in good faith of such a duty or power. 2016, c. 25, Sched. 5, s. 6.

“care home” means a residential complex that is occupied or intended to be occupied by persons for the purpose of receiving care services, whether or not receiving the services is the primary purpose of the occupancy; (“maison de soins”)

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(3.2) The Minister is not required to have the guideline for the calendar year 2021, as set out in subsection (3.1), published in The Ontario Gazette. 2020, c. 23, Sched. 7, s. 1.

(2) A vital services by-law does not apply to a landlord with respect to a rental unit to the extent that the tenant has expressly agreed to obtain and maintain the vital services.  2006, c. 17, s. 216 (2).

(b) that the landlord will comply with the maintenance standards set out in the agreement with respect to the rental units which are the subject of the agreement; and

(4) Despite subsection 95 (8), a reference to a tenant in subsection (1), (2) or (5) does not include a person to whom the tenant subsequently assigns the rental unit.  2006, c. 17, s. 51 (4).

(2) The tenant may cancel the tenancy agreement by written notice to the landlord within five days after entering into it.  2006, c. 17, s. 141 (2).

(4) Where the provider of the living accommodation and the administrator of the program under which the living accommodation is provided to the occupant are not the same person or entity, any information required by subparagraph 4 i, ii, iii, iv or v of subsection (3) may be set out in the agreement in respect of the occupant’s participation in the program entered into between the occupant and the administrator of the program, if the agreement,

(b) the landlord applies for an order terminating the tenancy and evicting the tenant before that time.  2006, c. 17, s. 46 (1).

1. An extraordinary increase in the cost for municipal taxes and charges for the residential complex or any building in which the rental units are located.

229 The Minister may appoint investigators for the purpose of investigating alleged offences under this Act, other than alleged offences described in clause 226.2 (b). 2016, c. 25, Sched. 5, s. 8.

(4) If, within the six-month period after the tenant’s death, the executor or administrator of the estate of the tenant or, if there is no executor or administrator, a member of the tenant’s family claims any property of the tenant that the landlord has retained for the landlord’s own use, the landlord shall return the property to the tenant’s estate.  2006, c. 17, s. 92 (4).

217 (1) A supplier shall give notice of an intended discontinuance of a vital service only if the vital service is to be discontinued for the rental unit because the landlord has breached a contract with the supplier for the supply of the vital service.  2006, c. 17, s. 217 (1).

59.2 for each of the prescribed services and facilities and prescribed privileges, accommodations and things, prescribing the applicable date and the circumstances governing the application of subsection 165.1 (2);

2. The amount of unpaid administration charges in respect of the NSF cheques, if claimed by the co-operative. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

(b) the order made under subsection (10) shall, in accordance with the prescribed rules, specify a percentage by which the rent charged may be increased in addition to the guideline in each of the two 12-month periods following the period specified under clause (10) (b), but that percentage in each of those periods shall not be more than 3 per cent.  2006, c. 17, s. 126 (11).

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, section 73 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection: (See: 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 7)

(b) if the party who has failed to comply is the applicant, dismiss all or part of the application.  2006, c. 17, s. 201 (3).

(4) The costs referred to in subsection (1) are reasonable out-of-pocket expenses that the landlord has incurred or will incur as a result of an interference described in clause (1) (a) and do not include costs that the landlord may recover in an application under section 88.2 or 89. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 19.

ii. provided that the landlord could apply under this section if the tenant did not meet one or more of the conditions described in subparagraph i.

214 (1) No agent who represents a landlord, tenant, non-profit housing co-operative or member of a non-profit housing co-operative in a proceeding under this Act or who assists a landlord, tenant, non-profit housing co-operative or member of a non-profit housing co-operative in a matter arising under this Act shall charge or take a fee based on a proportion of any amount which has been or may be recovered, gained or saved, in whole or in part, through the efforts of the agent, where the proportion exceeds the prescribed amount. 2013, c. 3, s. 51.

(2) The local municipality shall provide the person otherwise entitled to receive the rent with an accounting of the rents received for each individual rental unit and shall pay to that person any amount remaining after the rent is applied in accordance with subsection (1).  2006, c. 17, s. 222 (2).

(10) Subject to subsections (11) to (13), in an application under this section, the Board shall make findings in accordance with the prescribed rules with respect to all of the grounds of the application and, if it is satisfied that an order permitting the rent charged to be increased by more than the guideline is justified, shall make an order,

(c) ensure that other prescribed requirements relating to electricity conservation and efficiency are complied with.  2010, c. 8, s. 39 (1).

“production” means, with respect to an illegal drug, to produce the drug within the meaning of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada); (“production”)

(5) An application under this section shall not be made later than 30 days after a failure of the tenant to meet a condition described in subparagraph 2 i of subsection (1).  2006, c. 17, s. 78 (5).

(3) A notice or document given by mail shall be deemed to have been given on the fifth day after mailing.  2006, c. 17, s. 191 (3).

(l) charges or collects amounts from a tenant, a prospective tenant, a former tenant, a subtenant, a potential subtenant, an assignee or a potential assignee in contravention of section 134;

(b) sexual violence or an act or omission referred to in clause (1) (f) that is alleged to have been committed by the tenant. 2016, c. 2, Sched. 6, s. 1.

(b) make an order lifting the stay of the order under subsection (3), if the tenant has not paid the amounts set out in subsection (11).  2006, c. 17, s. 74 (14).

241.4 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations governing transitional matters that, in the opinion of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, are necessary or advisable to deal with issues arising out of the amendments to this Act made by Schedule 7 to the Helping Tenants and Small Businesses Act, 2020. 2020, c. 23, Sched. 7, s. 3.

(b) section 12.1 applies with respect to the tenancy agreement entered into in respect of the tenancy. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 4.

(11) A tenant or a former tenant of a rental unit may apply to the Board in the prescribed circumstances for an order determining whether the landlord has breached an obligation under this section.  2010, c. 8, s. 39 (1).

(d) an increase in rent payable by an assignee under a tenancy agreement for a site for a mobile home or a site on which there is a land lease home in accordance with section 165. 2020, c. 23, Sched. 7, s. 2.

(3) A tenant who receives notice of termination under subsection (1) may, at any time before the date specified in the notice, terminate the tenancy, effective on a specified date earlier than the date set out in the landlord’s notice.  2006, c. 17, s. 48 (3).

(4) On receipt of the application, the Board may make an order terminating the tenancy and evicting the tenant.  2006, c. 17, s. 77 (4).

(11) Either party to an agreement referred to in subsection (7) may terminate the agreement on at least 90 days written notice to the other party and, upon the termination of the agreement, the exemption provided by subsection (7) no longer applies.  2006, c. 17, s. 37 (11).

106 (1) A landlord may require a tenant to pay a rent deposit with respect to a tenancy if the landlord does so on or before entering into the tenancy agreement.  2006, c. 17, s. 106 (1).

(b) the date on which the membership and occupancy rights terminated or expired under section 171.8.1, 171.9 or 171.9.1 of the Co-operative Corporations Act, as the case may be. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

(a) the tenant receives notice of termination of the tenancy for the purposes of demolition or conversion to non-residential use;

(i) all items referred to in subclause (12) (a) (i) that affect the rental unit have been completed, if a finding was made under that subclause,

(e) fails to pay to the tenant annually interest on the rent deposit held in respect of their tenancy in accordance with section 106;

(a) the application is brought in respect of premises situate in a building containing not more than four residential units; or

6. A rental unit located in a residential complex owned, operated or administered by a religious institution for a charitable use on a non-profit basis.  2006, c. 17, s. 7 (1); 2006, c. 32, Sched. E, s. 7 (4); 2011, c. 6, Sched. 1, s. 188 (1); 2017, c. 13, s. 4; 2020, c. 16, Sched. 3, s. 12 (1); 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 3 (1).

3. The amount of NSF cheque charges charged by financial institutions to the landlord in respect of cheques tendered to the landlord by or on behalf of the tenant, as allowed by the Board in an application by the landlord under section 87.

(iii) the serious breach referred to in subclause (12) (a) (iii) no longer affects the rental unit, if a finding was made under that subclause,

241.3 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations governing transitional matters that, in the opinion of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, are necessary or advisable to deal with issues arising out of the amendments to this Act made by Schedule 4 to the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 40.

184 (1) The Statutory Powers Procedure Act applies with respect to all proceedings before the Board.  2006, c. 17, s. 184 (1).

235 (1) Any landlord or superintendent, agent or employee of the landlord who knowingly harasses a tenant or interferes with a tenant’s reasonable enjoyment of a rental unit or the residential complex in which it is located is guilty of an offence.  2006, c. 17, s. 235 (1).

2. The program is intended to support the occupant of the living accommodation in subsequently obtaining and maintaining more permanent living accommodation.

(5) If, within six months after the day the notices have been given under subsection (2), the tenant makes a claim for a mobile home which the landlord has retained for the landlord’s own use, the landlord shall return the mobile home to the tenant.  2006, c. 17, s. 162 (5).

(c) specify that the member may avoid the termination of the occupancy by paying, on or before the termination date specified in the notice, the amount as set out in the notice and any additional regular monthly housing charges that have become due as at the date of payment by the member. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

(b) the landlord has provided or undertakes to provide a new or additional service in exchange for the rent increase.  2006, c. 17, s. 121 (1).

(6) Before returning a mobile home to a tenant who claims it within the 60 days referred to in subsection (3) or the six months referred to in subsection (5), the landlord may require the tenant to pay the landlord for arrears of rent and any reasonable expenses incurred by the landlord with respect to the mobile home.  2006, c. 17, s. 162 (6).

(2) The date for termination specified in the notice shall be at least a number of days after the date of the notice that is the lesser of the notice period otherwise required under this Act and 30 days.  2006, c. 17, s. 96 (2).

90 If a landlord has a right to give a notice of termination under section 60, the landlord may apply to the Board for an order for the payment of money the tenant would have been required to pay if the tenant had not misrepresented his or her income or that of other members of his or her household, so long as the application is made while the tenant is in possession of the rental unit.  2006, c. 17, s. 90; 2013, c. 3, s. 30.

(c) if the former tenant has started a proceeding under this Act before the assignment and the benefits or obligations of the new tenant may be affected, the new tenant may join in or continue the proceeding.  2006, c. 17, s. 95 (8).

(2) If a tenant receives an acceptable offer to purchase a mobile home, the landlord has a right of first refusal to purchase the mobile home at the price and subject to the terms and conditions in the offer.  2006, c. 17, s. 157 (2).

(d) a person who resides in the rental unit and who is related, including through marriage, to the tenant or to a child who resides with the tenant. 2016, c. 2, Sched. 6, s. 1; 2016, c. 23, s. 66.

“care services” means, subject to the regulations, health care services, rehabilitative or therapeutic services or services that provide assistance with the activities of daily living; (“services en matière de soins”)

(2.2) If a rental unit in respect of which the tenant has a right of first refusal becomes ready for occupancy on or after the day section 3 of Schedule 7 to the Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act, 2023 comes into force, the landlord shall give the tenant at least 60 days after the day the rental unit is ready for occupancy to exercise the right of first refusal to occupy the unit. 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 3.

159 (1) If a tenant has sold or entered into an agreement to sell the tenant’s mobile home and the tenant asks the landlord to consent to the assignment of the site for the mobile home to the purchaser of the mobile home,

(3) The date for termination specified in a notice given under subsection (1) or (2) shall be at least 60 days after the notice is given and shall be the day a period of the tenancy ends or, where the tenancy is for a fixed term, the end of the term.  2006, c. 17, s. 49 (3).

(c) require the tenant, within seven days, to reduce the number of persons occupying the rental unit to comply with health, safety or housing standards required by law.  2006, c. 17, s. 67 (2).

“fine, fee or costs” does not include money that is paid in trust to the Board pursuant to an order of the Board and that may be paid out to any party when the application is disposed of. 2013, c. 3, s. 43 (2).

(2) If the tenant has abandoned the rental unit, the landlord may dispose of any unsafe or unhygienic items immediately.  2006, c. 17, s. 42 (2).

(1.1) No proceeding shall be commenced respecting an offence under clause 234 (v) that is the furnishing of false or misleading information in any material provided to an inspector appointed by a local municipality under section 226.1, more than two years after the date on which the facts giving rise to the offence came to the attention of the local municipality. 2016, c. 25, Sched. 5, s. 11 (2).

(2) A notice of termination under this section shall set out the grounds for termination and shall provide a termination date not earlier than,

194 (1) The Board may attempt to settle through mediation or another dispute resolution process any matter that is the subject of an application or agreed upon by the parties. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 30 (1).

(4) If a provision described in subsection (1) permits a landlord to purchase a mobile home at a price that is less than the one contained in a prospective purchaser’s offer to purchase, the landlord may exercise the option to purchase the mobile home, but the provision is void with respect to the landlord’s right to purchase the mobile home at the lesser price.  2006, c. 17, s. 157 (4).

(c) the amount of NSF cheque charges charged by financial institutions to the landlord in respect of cheques tendered to the landlord by or on behalf of the tenant, as allowed by the Board in an application by the landlord under section 87;

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(c) neither the landlord nor the tenant applies to the Board under section 101 within 60 days after the end of the subtenancy for an order evicting the subtenant.  2006, c. 17, s. 104 (4).

(a) the member’s notice of intention to terminate his or her membership and occupancy rights under section 171.8.1 of the Co-operative Corporations Act and his or her failure to withdraw the notice under that section;

(1.1) For greater certainty, the number of years determined under clause (1) (a) may be less than, equal to or greater than three. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 27.

54 (1) A landlord shall compensate a tenant who receives notice of termination of a tenancy under section 50 for the purpose of repairs or renovations in an amount equal to three months rent or shall offer the tenant another rental unit acceptable to the tenant if,

(4) Where the rent a landlord charges for the first rental period of a tenancy is greater than the rent the landlord charges for subsequent rental periods, the lawful rent shall be calculated in accordance with the prescribed rules.  2006, c. 17, s. 111 (4).

(4) A tenant who enters into an agreement under this section may cancel the agreement by giving written notice to the landlord within five days after signing it.  2006, c. 17, s. 121 (4).

94.6 Unless a non-profit housing co-operative and member agree otherwise, the co-operative does not waive a notice of termination or reinstate a member’s membership and occupancy rights by accepting arrears of the regular monthly housing charges or compensation for the use or occupation of a member unit after,

(2) Upon receiving a complaint under this section, the local municipality shall cause an inspector to make whatever inspection the local municipality considers necessary to determine whether the landlord has complied with the prescribed maintenance standards. 2016, c. 25, Sched. 5, s. 5.

151 (1) Nothing in subsection 134 (1) limits the right of a landlord to charge a tenant of a rental unit in a care home for providing care services or meals to the tenant so long as the landlord has complied with the requirements of sections 140 and 150.  2006, c. 17, s. 151 (1).

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the carrying out of repairs, maintenance and capital improvements does not constitute harassment or interference with a tenant’s reasonable enjoyment of a rental unit or the residential complex in which it is located unless it is reasonable to believe,

(3) A subtenant may apply to the Board for an order under subsection (1) as if the subtenant were the tenant and the tenant were the landlord.  2006, c. 17, s. 135 (3).

(b) the order is made on an application under section 69 based on a notice of termination under clause 63 (1) (b) or subsection 66 (1).  2006, c. 17, s. 80 (2).

(5) The landlord to whom a notice is given with respect to a rental unit under subsection (1) may enter the unit in accordance with subsection 26 (3) only after the tenant or all the joint tenants, as applicable, have vacated the unit in accordance with the notice and, for that purpose, clause 26 (3) (c) does not apply. 2016, c. 2, Sched. 6, s. 1.

(i) under clause 234 (t) that is a failure to comply with a work order issued by an inspector appointed by the local municipality,

(c) rent any portion of the rental unit for a rent which, together with all other rents payable for all other portions of the rental unit, is a sum that is greater than the rent the landlord may lawfully charge for the rental unit.  2006, c. 17, s. 134 (1); 2017, c. 13, s. 24 (1).

(a) may provide that, despite the coming into force of a provision of this Act, as enacted by Schedule 4 to the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020, the provision does not take effect in all or part of the province until the date specified in the regulations;

4. An order determining that the landlord, superintendent or agent of the landlord has harassed, obstructed, coerced, threatened or interfered with the tenant during the tenant’s occupancy of the rental unit.

(1.1) Despite subsection (1), for the purposes of Part V.1, a notice or document is sufficiently given to a person other than the Board,

C. a non-profit corporation controlled by a municipality, if an object of the non-profit corporation is the provision of housing,

(18) If the Board makes an order under clause (14) (b), the Board may make an order that the tenant pay to the landlord any non-refundable amount paid by the landlord under the Administration of Justice Act for the purpose of enforcing the order under subsection (3).  2006, c. 17, s. 74 (18).

(3) No landlord shall increase the rent charged to a tenant during the rent freeze period, even if notice of the increase was given before the day the Helping Tenants and Small Businesses Act, 2020 receives Royal Assent. 2020, c. 23, Sched. 7, s. 2.

(4) Subsection 87 (5) applies, with necessary modifications, to an application under subsection (3).  2006, c. 17, s. 100 (4).

185 (1) An application shall be filed with the Board in the form approved by the Board, shall be accompanied by the prescribed information and shall be signed by the applicant.  2006, c. 17, s. 185 (1).

(1.1) The Board shall not make an order terminating a tenancy and evicting the tenant in an application under section 69 based on a notice of termination given under section 48 before the day section 13 of the Rental Fairness Act, 2017 comes into force, unless the landlord has filed with the Board an affidavit sworn by the person who personally requires the rental unit certifying that the person in good faith requires the rental unit for his or her own personal use. 2017, c. 13, s. 13.

94.10 (1) A co-operative may, without notice to the member, apply to the Board for an order terminating the member’s occupancy of a member unit and evicting the member in any of the following circumstances:

(e) the tenant alleges that sexual violence has been committed against the tenant or the child and the allegation is made in a statement that complies with the requirements in subsection (5); or

(4) A landlord shall compensate a tenant who receives notice of termination of a tenancy under section 50 for the purpose of repairs or renovations in an amount equal to the rent for the lesser of one month and the period the unit is under repair or renovation if,

(l.1) terminates the obligation to supply electricity without the tenant’s consent in contravention of subsection 137 (3);

(4) If a respondent is required to pay a specified sum into the Board within a specified time under clause (1) (a) and fails to do so, the Board may refuse to consider the evidence and submissions of the respondent.  2006, c. 17, s. 195 (4).

(2) Sections 95 to 99, subsection 100 (2), sections 101 and 102, subsection 104 (3) and section 143 do not apply to a tenant described in subsection (1).  2006, c. 17, s. 8 (2).

(17) If subsection (15) applies to an order made under clause (14) (a) and the tenant does not pay the amount specified in the order into the Board by the date specified in the order, the stay of the order under subsection (3) ceases to apply and the order may be enforced.  2006, c. 17, s. 74 (17).

(d) order that the landlord pay to the Board an administrative fine not exceeding the greater of $10,000 and the monetary jurisdiction of the Small Claims Court;

(2) A landlord shall compensate a tenant in an amount equal to one month’s rent or offer the tenant another rental unit acceptable to the tenant if,

(6.1) For the purposes of an application under clause (1) (a), if no person referred to in clause 48 (1) (a), (b), (c) or (d) occupied the rental unit within the prescribed period of time after the former tenant vacated the rental unit, it is presumed, unless the contrary is proven on a balance of probabilities, that,

(3) Clause (2) (b) does not apply if the landlord has made reasonable efforts in the previous 12 months to obtain written information from the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation with respect to the value of the mobile home for assessment purposes but has been unable to obtain the information.  2006, c. 17, s. 155 (3).

1. The rental unit is owned by an employer and is provided to an employee, or to an employee and the employee’s spouse, in connection with the employee’s employment.

(h) living accommodation located in a building or project used in whole or in part for non-residential purposes if the occupancy of the living accommodation is conditional upon the occupant continuing to be an employee of or perform services related to a business or enterprise carried out in the building or project;

(c) that the landlord will not charge a new tenant of a rental unit which is a subject of the agreement a rent which is greater than the lawful rent being charged to the former tenant plus the guideline.  2006, c. 17, s. 37 (7).

ii. the accompanying services include one or more of the following services, regardless of where and by whom the services are provided:

(2) A tenant who terminates a tenancy under subsection (1) may require the landlord to stop the provision of care services and meals before the date the tenancy terminates by giving at least 10 days notice to the landlord.  2006, c. 17, s. 145 (2).

(4) The guideline for the calendar year in which the commencement date occurs is the guideline established for that year under this section as it read immediately before the commencement date.  2012, c. 6, s. 1.

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, paragraph 60 of subsection 241 (1) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted: (See: 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 38 (3))

(m) gives a notice of rent increase or a notice of increase of a charge in a care home without first giving an information package contrary to section 140;

(4) If, within six months after the day the notices have been given under subsection (2), the tenant makes a claim for a mobile home which the landlord has already sold, the landlord shall pay to the tenant the amount by which the proceeds of sale exceed the sum of,

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection 57 (7) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted: (See: 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 4 (2))

(a) withholds the reasonable supply of a vital service, care service or food or interferes with the supply in contravention of section 21;

1. A discount in rent at the beginning of, or during, a tenancy that consists of up to three months rent in any 12-month period if the discount is provided in the form of rent-free periods and meets the prescribed conditions.

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection 57.1 (2.1) of the Act is repealed. (See: 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 5 (2))

(ii) the member did not consent in writing to the expiry of his or her membership and occupancy rights under subsection 171.9 (1) of the Co-operative Corporations Act,

(a) subsection 74 (4) shall be read as if “and” at the end of clause (d) were struck out, and with the following additional clause:

(1.1) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), a landlord is deemed to have retained money in contravention of this Act, if the landlord is required to compensate a tenant under section 48.1, 49.1, 52, 54 or 55 and fails to compensate the tenant as required. 2017, c. 13, s. 25; 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 23.

8. Prohibit the landlord from taking any rent increase for which notice has been given if the increase has not been taken before the date an order under this section is issued until the landlord has,

(2) The date for termination specified in the notice shall be at least the number of days after the date the notice is given that is set out in section 44 and shall be the day a period of the tenancy ends or, where the tenancy is for a fixed term, the end of the term.  2006, c. 17, s. 58 (2).

“security deposit” means money, property or a right paid or given by, or on behalf of, a tenant of a rental unit to a landlord or to anyone on the landlord’s behalf to be held by or for the account of the landlord as security for the performance of an obligation or the payment of a liability of the tenant or to be returned to the tenant upon the happening of a condition.  2006, c. 17, s. 105 (2).

iii. If the landlord fails to refund the amount owing under subparagraph ii within 60 days after the exemption repeal date, the tenant may deduct the amount from a subsequent rent payment.

139 (1) There shall be a written tenancy agreement relating to the tenancy of every tenant in a care home.  2006, c. 17, s. 139 (1).

(9) The respondent may make a motion to the Board, on notice to the applicant, to have an order under subsection (6), and any order made under subsection (7) or (7.1), set aside within 10 days after the order made under subsection (6) is issued.  2006, c. 17, s. 78 (9); 2017, c. 13, s. 16 (8).

(2) The Board may order that applications that have been joined be severed or that applications that had been ordered to be heard together be heard separately.  2006, c. 17, s. 198 (2).

73.1 (1) If the landlord compensated the tenant under section 48.1, 49.1, 52, 54 or 55, as the case may be, in connection with a notice of termination under section 48, 49 or 50 and the Board refuses to grant an application under section 69 for an order terminating the tenancy and evicting the tenant based on the notice, the Board may order that the tenant pay back the compensation to the landlord. 2017, c. 13, s. 14; 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 14.

(2) Every tenancy agreement referred to in subsection (1) shall be signed by the landlord and the tenant on or before the day the tenant is entitled to occupy the rental unit under the tenancy agreement. 2017, c. 13, s. 5.

244 Subject to section 242, a reference in this Act to an order, application, notice, by-law or other thing made, given, passed or otherwise done under a provision of this Act includes a reference to an order, application, notice, by-law or thing made, given, passed or done under the corresponding provision of the Tenant Protection Act, 1997.  2006, c. 17, s. 244.

(5) The date for termination specified in the tenant’s notice shall be at least 10 days after the date the tenant’s notice is given.  2006, c. 17, s. 49 (5).

(a) damage described in clause (1) (a), even if the damage occurred before the day subsection 21 (1) of Schedule 4 to the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 comes into force; and

(2) The information shall be provided to the tenant on or before the date the tenancy begins in a form approved by the Board.  2006, c. 17, s. 11 (2).

2. A settlement agreed to under section 194 or order made with respect to the previous application requires the tenant to pay rent or some or all of the arrears of rent or compensation for the repair or replacement of damaged property.  2006, c. 17, s. 78 (3); 2017, c. 13, s. 16 (1); 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 15 (2).

(b) more than seven days but less than six months after the notice mentioned in clause (a) was given to the tenant, an activity takes place, conduct occurs or a situation arises that constitutes grounds for a notice of termination under section 60, 61, 62, 64 or 67, other than an activity, conduct or a situation that is described in subsection 61 (1) and that involves an illegal act, trade, business or occupation described in clause 61 (2) (a).  2006, c. 17, s. 68 (1); 2017, c. 13, s. 12.

(6) Subsections (4) and (5) do not apply to rental units occupied by students of one or more post-secondary educational institutions,

(6) Despite subsection (5), in a circumstance described in paragraph 7 of subsection 94.2 (1), the notice of termination may provide a termination date not earlier than the 10th day after the notice is given and clause (5) (b) and subsection 94.5 (3) do not apply to this notice. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

(c) the repair or renovation was not ordered to be carried out under the authority of this or any other Act.  2006, c. 17, s. 54 (1).

“addition” means, with respect to a mobile home park or land lease community, an expansion beyond the boundaries of the mobile home park or land lease community; (“rajout”)

189.0.1 (1) This section applies with respect to an application under subsection 87 (1) or (3), 88.1 (1), 88.2 (1) or 89 (1) if, at the time the application is made, the tenant or former tenant who is a party to the application is no longer in possession of the rental unit. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 28.

24.1 prescribing circumstances under which a capital expenditure is not an eligible capital expenditure under subsection 126 (7);

156 (1) A tenant has the right to sell or lease his or her mobile home without the landlord’s consent.  2006, c. 17, s. 156 (1).

59.1 prescribing services and facilities and privileges, accommodations and things for the purposes of subsection 165.1 (1);

(2) A notice under section 47, 58 or 144 to terminate a monthly tenancy shall be given at least 60 days before the date the termination is specified to be effective and that date shall be on the last day of a rental period.  2006, c. 17, s. 44 (2).

40 No landlord shall, without legal process, seize a tenant’s property for default in the payment of rent or for the breach of any other obligation of the tenant.  2006, c. 17, s. 40.

(4) The estate of a tenant has no obligation to pay for care services and meals that would otherwise have been provided under the tenancy agreement more than 10 days after the death of the tenant.  2006, c. 17, s. 145 (4).

77 (1) A landlord may, without notice to the tenant, apply to the Board for an order terminating a tenancy and evicting the tenant if,

47.3 (1) For the purposes of sections 47.1 and 47.2, a tenant of a rental unit or a child residing with the tenant is deemed to have experienced violence or another form of abuse if,

(3) In an application under this section, the Board may find that some or all of the rent increase above the guideline is invalid from the day on which it took effect and may order the rebate of any money consequently owing to the tenant or former tenant.  2006, c. 17, s. 122 (3).

“illegal drug” means a controlled substance or precursor as those terms are defined in the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada); (“drogue illicite”)

17. prescribing rules for the purpose of subsection 111 (4) for the calculation of lawful rent where the rent a landlord charges for the first rental period of a tenancy is greater than the rent the landlord charges for any subsequent rental period;

(b) the amount of additional rent that would have been due under the tenancy agreement as at the date of payment by the tenant had notice of termination not been given;

(8) Subject to subsections (5) and (7), a landlord is not liable to any person for selling, retaining or otherwise disposing of the property of a tenant in accordance with this section.  2006, c. 17, s. 42 (8).

iv. the amount payable under the terms of the settlement as reimbursement for the fee paid by the landlord for the previous application, to the extent that the amount payable did not exceed that fee and to the extent that the amount payable has not been paid.  2006, c. 17, s. 78 (7); 2017, c. 13, s. 16 (5, 6); 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 15 (4).

(2) The Board may dismiss a proceeding without holding a hearing if the Board finds that the applicant filed documents that the applicant knew or ought to have known contained false or misleading information.  2006, c. 17, s. 197 (2).

(3) A notice under clause (1) (c) shall inform the tenant that if he or she wishes to exercise the right of first refusal under section 53 to occupy the premises after the repairs or renovations, he or she must give the landlord notice of that fact in accordance with subsection 53 (2) before vacating the rental unit.  2006, c. 17, s. 50 (3).

(2) A person is guilty of an offence if the person recovers possession of a member unit in a manner not authorized or permitted under this Act or the Co-operative Corporations Act. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

(13) This section, as it reads immediately before the day subsection 16 (11) of the Rental Fairness Act, 2017 comes into force, continues to apply if the previous application referred to in paragraph 1 of subsection (1) is made before that day, regardless of whether the resulting settlement or order is mediated or made before, on or after that day. 2017, c. 13, s. 16 (11).

(a) sublet a rental unit for a rent that is payable by one or more subtenants and that is greater than the rent that is lawfully charged by the landlord for the rental unit;

160 (1) A landlord shall not restrict the right of a tenant to purchase goods or services from the person of his or her choice, except as provided in subsection (2).  2006, c. 17, s. 160 (1).

i. completed the items in work orders for which the compliance period has expired and which were found by the Board to be related to a serious breach of a health, safety, housing or maintenance standard, and

(2) If a hearing is held, the Board shall not grant the application unless it has reviewed the circumstances and considered whether or not it should exercise its powers under subsection (1).  2006, c. 17, s. 83 (2).

70 A landlord may not apply to the Board for an order terminating a tenancy and evicting the tenant based on a notice of termination under section 62, 64 or 67 before the seven-day remedy period specified in the notice expires.  2006, c. 17, s. 70.

(5) Before issuing a certificate referred to in subsection (4), the clerk shall send an interim certificate by registered mail to the registered owner of the property that is subject to the lien and to all mortgagees or other encumbrancers registered on title.  2006, c. 17, s. 219 (5).

71.1 (1) A landlord who, on or after the day subsection 11 (1) of Schedule 4 to the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 comes into force, files an application under section 69 based on a notice of termination given under section 48 or 49 shall file the affidavit required under subsection 72 (1) at the same time as the application is filed. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 11 (1).

166 A landlord shall not charge for any of the following matters, except to the extent of the landlord’s reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred with regard to those matters:

(3) Where an order is made under subsection (1) or (2), the applicant shall, in the circumstances set out in the Rules, file with the Board a certificate of service in the form approved by the Board.  2011, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 1.

40. prescribing the rules for making findings for the purposes of subsection 133 (2) and for determining the effective date for an order under subsection 133 (3);

76 (1) If an application based on a notice of termination under section 64, 65 or 66 is grounded on the presence, control or behaviour of an animal in or about the residential complex, the Board shall not make an order terminating the tenancy and evicting the tenant without being satisfied that the tenant is keeping an animal and that,

(ii) one or more repairs or replacements or other work referred to in subclause (a) (ii) that has not been completed, or

“commencement date” means the day section 1 of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act (Rent Increase Guideline), 2012 comes into force.  2012, c. 6, s. 1.

(1.1) No landlord shall, directly or indirectly, with respect to any rental unit, collect or require or attempt to collect or require from a former tenant of the rental unit any amount of money purporting to be rent in respect of,

9. An act or omission of the member, another occupant of the member unit or a person permitted in the residential complex by the member seriously impairs or has seriously impaired the safety of any person and the act or omission occurs in the residential complex.

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection 238 (2) of the Act is amended by striking out “$250,000” and substituting “$500,000”. (See: 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 9 (2))

(b) may provide that a provision of this Act, as it reads immediately before the commencement date of its amendment, repeal or re-enactment by Schedule 4 to the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020, continues to apply for a specified period of time and with necessary modifications, to specified things or in specified circumstances;

67 (1) A landlord may give a tenant notice of termination of the tenancy if the number of persons occupying the rental unit on a continuing basis results in a contravention of health, safety or housing standards required by law.  2006, c. 17, s. 67 (1).

“rental unit” means any living accommodation used or intended for use as rented residential premises, and “rental unit” includes,

(a) the tenant has made a demand for a proposed tenancy agreement under subsection 12.1 (5) in respect of the tenancy; and

88.1 (1) A landlord may apply to the Board for an order requiring a tenant or former tenant to pay costs described in subsection (4) if,

(c) make an order lifting the stay of the order under subsection (4), effective immediately or on a future date specified in the order.  2006, c. 17, s. 77 (8).

“commencement date” means the day section 1 of Schedule 36 to the Restoring Trust, Transparency and Accountability Act, 2018 comes into force. (“date d’entrée en vigueur”) 2018, c. 17, Sched. 36, s. 1.

ii. the employer, as landlord, and the employee and the employee’s spouse, as joint tenants. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 1.

i. imposed conditions on the member that, if not met by the member, would give rise to the same grounds for terminating the member’s occupancy of the member unit as were claimed in the previous application, and

(b) bring the thing seized before the provincial judge or justice of the peace issuing the warrant or another provincial judge or justice to be dealt with according to law.  2006, c. 17, s. 231 (3).

(b) in a residential complex where a non-profit housing co-operative provides housing units primarily for post-secondary students.  2013, c. 3, s. 25.

(ii) under clause 234 (u) that is the obstruction of, or interference with, an inspector appointed by the local municipality who is exercising a power of entry under section 230 or 231, and

(d) a person who provides or will provide care services to the landlord, the landlord’s spouse, or a child or parent of the landlord or the landlord’s spouse, if the person receiving the care services resides or will reside in the building, related group of buildings, mobile home park or land lease community in which the rental unit is located.  2006, c. 17, s. 48 (1); 2017, c. 13, s. 7 (1); 2021, c. 4, Sched. 11, s. 31 (1).

(2) In making its determination, the Board may consider any relevant information obtained by the Board in addition to the evidence given at the hearing, provided that it first informs the parties of the additional information and gives them an opportunity to explain or refute it.  2006, c. 17, s. 201 (2).

(2) The notice of termination shall set out the amount of rent due and shall specify that the tenant may avoid the termination of the tenancy by paying, on or before the termination date specified in the notice, the rent due as set out in the notice and any additional rent that has become due under the tenancy agreement as at the date of payment by the tenant.  2006, c. 17, s. 59 (2).

(4) An order made by a hearing officer under paragraph 2 of subsection (2) is an order of the Board for the purposes of this Act.  2011, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 2.

(6) Without restricting the generality of subsections (1) and (2), if a hearing is held in respect of an application under section 69 for an order evicting a tenant based on arrears of rent arising in whole or in part during the period beginning on March 17, 2020 and ending on the prescribed date, in determining whether to exercise its powers under subsection (1) the Board shall consider whether the landlord has attempted to negotiate an agreement with the tenant including terms of payment for the tenant’s arrears. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 17 (3).

(b) if satisfied that the tenant did not pay the full amount due under subsection (4) before the eviction order became enforceable but that the tenant has since paid the full amount, refuse to set aside the order made under subsection (6); or

(b) the specified repairs or replacements or other work ordered under paragraph 4 of subsection 30 (1) found by the Board to be related to a serious breach of the landlord’s obligations under subsection 20 (1) or section 161.  2006, c. 17, s. 117 (4).

(2) Subsection (1) applies despite sections 116 and 119 and despite any order under paragraph 6 of subsection 30 (1).  2006, c. 17, s. 123 (2).

“trafficking” means, with respect to an illegal drug, to traffic in the drug within the meaning of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada). (“trafic”)  2006, c. 17, s. 61 (3).

3. An order determining that the landlord, superintendent or agent of the landlord has substantially interfered with the reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit or residential complex for all usual purposes by the tenant or a member of his or her household.

(d) to the Board, an employee in the Board or an official of the Board, for the purposes of any proceeding under this Act where one of the issues to be determined by the Board is whether notice was properly given under subsection 47.1 (1) or 47.2 (1);

219 (1) If a landlord does not provide a vital service for a rental unit in accordance with a vital services by-law, the local municipality may arrange for the service to be provided.  2006, c. 17, s. 219 (1).

2. The landlord shall, without delay after becoming aware of any change in a previously-estimated date by which the rental unit is expected to be ready for occupancy following the repairs or renovations, notify the tenant in writing of the new estimated date.

69 (1) A landlord may apply to the Board for an order terminating a tenancy and evicting the tenant if the landlord has given notice to terminate the tenancy under this Act or the Tenant Protection Act, 1997.  2006, c. 17, s. 69 (1).

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, section 53 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsections: (See: 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 3)

47 A tenant may terminate a tenancy at the end of a period of the tenancy or at the end of the term of a tenancy for a fixed term by giving notice of termination to the landlord in accordance with section 44.  2006, c. 17, s. 47.

8. providing that specified provisions of this Act apply with respect to any specified housing project, housing program, rental unit, residential complex, member unit of a non-profit housing co-operative or other residential accommodation or any class of them;

(9) If a suite meter is installed in respect of a rental unit and the obligation of the landlord to supply electricity has been terminated, the landlord shall, in accordance with the prescribed rules,

(3) Subsection (2), as it reads on the day subsection 5 (2) of Schedule 7 to the Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act, 2023 comes into force, applies with respect to applications made but not finally determined before that day. 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 5 (2).

(c) that the rent charged be reduced by a specified amount for a specified period if there has been a temporary reduction in a service.  2006, c. 17, s. 130 (3).

(2) Despite subsections 171.8 (1) and 171.12.1 (2) of the Co-operative Corporations Act, where the criteria described in subsection (1) are satisfied, the member’s membership and occupancy rights under that Act are deemed to have been terminated for the purpose of this section. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

(3) In interpreting a provision of this Act with regard to a mobile home park or a land lease community, if a provision in Part X conflicts with a provision in another Part of this Act, the provision in Part X applies.  2006, c. 17, s. 3 (3).

(iii) the identity of the intended occupant in respect of whom the notice was given if the notice was given under section 48 or 49, and

(c) may govern the application of provisions of this Act to proceedings before a court or the Board in which a claim is made relating to amendments to this Act made by Schedule 4 to the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 and which were commenced before the commencement date of the amendment. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 40.

(ii) possession of the living accommodation or residential complex has been or may be taken in the name of the Crown in right of Ontario under the Escheats Act, 2015, or

(5) No application may be made under this section more than one year after a reduction or discontinuance in a service or facility.  2006, c. 17, s. 130 (5).

(i) has not completed items in work orders for which the compliance period has expired and which are found by the Board to be related to a serious breach of a health, safety, housing or maintenance standard,

(17) Where a meter or a suite meter is installed in respect of a rental unit and the tenant is responsible for the payment for the supply of electricity and a landlord, landlord’s agent or a suite meter provider is attempting to enforce the rights or obligations afforded them under this section or under section 31 of the Electricity Act, 1998, electricity is deemed not to be a vital service within the meaning of section 21 and any interference with the supply of electricity is deemed not to be an interference with the tenant’s reasonable enjoyment within the meaning of sections 22 and 235.  2010, c. 8, s. 39 (1).

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(4) No order shall be made under this section with respect to an application filed more than one year after the person collected or retained money in contravention of this Act or the Tenant Protection Act, 1997.  2006, c. 17, s. 135 (4).

203.1 The Board shall not make determinations or review decisions in respect of non-profit housing co-operatives concerning,

(a) for making an application under this Act or requesting a review of an order under section 21.2 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act;

i. an act or omission described in clause (1) (d) has been committed against the tenant or a child residing with the tenant by a person mentioned in subsection (4),

3. Making, continuing or finally disposing of an application under section 226 for the review of a work order issued with respect to the complaint before, on or after the commencement date.

ii. providing that any additional term included in a tenancy agreement for that class that is inconsistent with the mandatory terms set out in the form of tenancy agreement prescribed for that class is void;

(3.1) The landlord shall include with an application under this section a summary of each of the following, if applicable:

189 (1) Instead of doing what would otherwise be required under paragraph 1 of subsection 188 (1), the Board may, in the circumstances set out in the Rules, order the applicant to give a copy of the application to the other parties.  2011, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 1.

(iv) a series of acts which collectively caused the tenant or the child to fear for his or her own safety or the child’s safety, including following, contacting, communicating with, observing or recording the tenant or the child;

(c) the purpose for which the capital expenditure was made could reasonably have been achieved by making a capital expenditure that promoted the conservation or more efficient use of the utility.  2010, c. 8, s. 39 (1).

(7) For greater certainty, a notice under subsection (1) is not a notice of termination of the tenancy for the purposes of this Act, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing, for the purposes of subsections 37 (2) and (3), subsection 46 (1) and clause 77 (1) (b). 2016, c. 2, Sched. 6, s. 1.

(2) Despite subsection (1), if the prospective tenant, before he or she would otherwise obtain vacant possession of the rental unit, agrees to rent a different rental unit from the landlord,

(3) If a landlord increases the rent charged to a tenant for a rental unit pursuant to an order described in subsection (1) and the cost of utilities for the residential complex decreases by more than the prescribed percentage in the prescribed period, the landlord shall reduce the rent charged to that tenant in accordance with the prescribed rules.  2006, c. 17, s. 128 (3).

(b) providing adequate notice of the termination of the obligation to the tenant in accordance with the prescribed rules; and

(2) The landlord shall include with the application a copy of the settlement or order and an affidavit setting out what conditions of the settlement or order have not been met and how they have not been met.  2006, c. 17, s. 78 (2).

(2) The Board shall make findings in accordance with the prescribed rules and may order that the rent charged for the rental unit be reduced.  2006, c. 17, s. 133 (2).

1. A rental unit located in a residential complex owned, operated or administered by or on behalf of the Government of Canada or an agency of the Government of Canada.

(vi) all repairs, replacements and other work referred to in clause (12.1) (c) have been completed, if a finding was made under that clause. 2006, c. 17, s. 126 (13); 2017, c. 13, s. 22 (6).

i. the occupant’s rights and responsibilities in respect of the occupant’s participation in the program, other than the rights and responsibilities described in subparagraph 2 iv,

119 (1) A landlord who is lawfully entitled to increase the rent charged to a tenant for a rental unit may do so only if at least 12 months have elapsed,

(3) If the rent charged to a tenant immediately before the applicable date referred to in subsection (2) includes an amount to which that subsection applies, the landlord shall reduce the rent charged to the tenant in accordance with the prescribed rules. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 26.

3. The tenant was an employee of an employer who provided the tenant with the rental unit during the tenant’s employment and the employment has terminated.

(4) Subsection (1) does not prevent the landlord to whom a notice is given with respect to a rental unit under subsection 47.1 (1) from advertising the rental unit for rent,

1. The portion of the cost of the utility that is applicable to the rental unit that would be occupied by the prospective tenant, expressed as a percentage of the total cost of the utility.

(2) A landlord who has the obligation under a tenancy agreement to supply electricity may interrupt the supply of electricity to a rental unit when a suite meter is installed if,

(2) In determining the remedy under this section, the Board shall consider whether the tenant or former tenant advised the landlord of the alleged breaches before applying to the Board.  2006, c. 17, s. 30 (2).

(p) increases a charge for providing a care service or meals to a tenant in a care home in contravention of section 150;

(3) If the lawful rent increases after a tenant has paid a rent deposit, the landlord may require the tenant to pay an additional amount to increase the rent deposit up to the amount permitted by subsection (2).  2006, c. 17, s. 106 (3); 2013, c. 3, s. 32 (1).

83 (1) Upon an application for an order evicting a tenant, the Board may, despite any other provision of this Act or the tenancy agreement,

(a) the prescribed services and facilities or the prescribed privilege, accommodation or thing shall not be considered to be services and facilities or a privilege, accommodation or thing that fall within the definition of “rent” in subsection 2 (1); and

(3) A tenant who exercises a right of first refusal may reoccupy the rental unit at a rent that is no more than what the landlord could have lawfully charged if there had been no interruption in the tenant’s tenancy.  2006, c. 17, s. 53 (3).

(4) A warrant shall name the date upon which it expires, which shall be not later than 15 days after the warrant is issued.  2006, c. 17, s. 231 (4).

(7) The maximum total amount of rent payments that a tenant may withhold under subsection (6) is an amount equal to one month’s rent. 2017, c. 13, s. 5.

(6) Despite subsection (5), the tenant may choose to pay the amount set out in the notice of rent increase pending the outcome of the landlord’s application and, if the tenant does so, the landlord shall owe to the tenant any amount paid by the tenant exceeding the amount allowed by the order of the Board.  2006, c. 17, s. 126 (6).

5.1 (1) This Act does not apply with respect to living accommodation provided to a person as part of a program described in subsection (2) if the person and the provider of the living accommodation have entered into a written agreement that complies with subsection (3). 2017, c. 13, s. 2.

(a) before the severance, the residential complex from which the new residential complex was created had at least five residential units;

136 (1) Rent charged one or more years earlier shall be deemed to be lawful rent unless an application has been made within one year after the date that amount was first charged and the lawfulness of the rent charged is in issue in the application.  2006, c. 17, s. 136 (1).

(f) a reference to a notice of termination under section 59, 60 or 61, clause 61 (2) (a), section 62, clause 63 (1) (a) or (b) or section 64, 66 or 67 shall be read as referring to a notice of termination for a circumstance described in paragraph 3, 4 or 5 of subsection 94.2 (1), clause 94.4 (4) (a), or paragraph 6, subparagraph 7 i or ii or paragraph 8, 9 or 10 of subsection 94.2 (1), respectively; and

7. The member, another occupant of the member unit or a person whom the member permits in the member unit or the residential complex,

(ii) in subparagraph 4 ii of subsection 78 (4) and in subparagraph 5 i of subsection 78 (7) shall be read as “the regular monthly housing charges and other housing charges, other than any refundable amounts”;

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(3) In determining the amount of arrears of the regular monthly housing charges, compensation or both owing in an order for termination of a member’s occupancy of a member unit and the payment of arrears of regular monthly housing charges, compensation or both, the Board shall subtract from the amount owing the amount of any damage deposit and other refundable amounts that would be owing to the member on termination. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

(2) A tenant’s obligation to pay the landlord an amount to reimburse the landlord for property taxes paid by the landlord with respect to a mobile home owned by the tenant is suspended, and the landlord shall not require the tenant to pay that amount, if,

(13) If the Board determines in an application under subsection (11) that a landlord has breached an obligation under subsection (3), (4) or (5), the Board may, in addition to the remedies set out in subsection (12), do one or more of the following:

(a) unless he or she has obtained the consent of the occupier of the rental unit after informing him or her that he or she may refuse permission to enter the unit; or

(3) A provision in a tenancy agreement requiring a tenant who owns a mobile home to use the landlord as an agent for the sale of the mobile home is void.  2006, c. 17, s. 156 (3).

“infrastructure work” means work with respect to roads, water supply, fuel, sewage disposal, drainage, electrical systems and other prescribed services and things provided to the mobile home park.  2006, c. 17, s. 167 (2).

109 (1) A landlord shall provide free of charge to a tenant or former tenant, on request, a receipt for the payment of any rent, rent deposit, arrears of rent or any other amount paid to the landlord.  2006, c. 17, s. 109 (1).

(4) A new landlord of a rental unit or a person who is deemed to be a landlord under subsection 47 (1) of the Mortgages Act shall not require a tenant to pay a rent deposit if the tenant has already paid a rent deposit to the prior landlord of the rental unit.  2006, c. 17, s. 106 (4).

(2) The inspector shall divide the sample taken under clause (1) (e) into two parts and deliver one part to the person from whom the sample is taken, if the person so requests at the time the sample is taken and provides the necessary facilities.  2006, c. 17, s. 230 (2).

ii. completed the specified repairs or replacements or other work ordered under paragraph 4 found by the Board to be related to a serious breach of the landlord’s obligations under subsection 20 (1) or section 161.

6 (1) Paragraphs 6, 7 and 8 of subsection 30 (1) and sections 48.1, 49.1, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 104, 111 to 115, 117, 119 to 134, 136, 140 and 149 to 167 do not apply with respect to,

(b) a child residing with the tenant is deemed under subsection 47.3 (1) to have experienced violence or another form of abuse. 2016, c. 2, Sched. 6, s. 1.

2. Make an order that the Board could make, including an order made other than in connection with a hearing.  2011, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 2.

2. The amount of unpaid administration charges in respect of the NSF cheques, if claimed by the landlord, that do not exceed the amount per cheque that is prescribed as a specified payment exempt from the operation of section 134.  2006, c. 17, s. 87 (5); 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 18 (3).

(6) Subject to subsection (5), a landlord who has given consent to an assignment of a rental unit under clause (2) (a) may subsequently refuse consent to an assignment of the rental unit to a potential assignee under clause (3) (b).  2006, c. 17, s. 95 (6).

(v) furnishes false or misleading information in any material filed in any proceeding under this Act or provided to the Board, an employee in the Board, an official of the Board, an inspector, an investigator, the Minister or a designate of the Minister;

(15) Subsections (3.1), (3.2) and (12.1) and subclauses 126 (13) (b) (iv), (v) and (vi) do not apply with respect to an application under this section if the application was made before the day subsection 22 (7) of the Rental Fairness Act, 2017 comes into force. 2017, c. 13, s. 22 (7).

(5) Despite subsection (4), if a person becomes a new landlord in a sale from a person deemed to be a landlord under subsection 47 (1) of the Mortgages Act, the new landlord may require the tenant to pay a rent deposit in an amount equal to the amount with respect to the former rent deposit that the tenant received from the proceeds of sale.  2006, c. 17, s. 106 (5); 2013, c. 3, s. 32 (2).

(n) any other prescribed class of accommodation.  2006, c. 17, s. 5; 2007, c. 8, s. 226; 2007, c. 13, s. 48; 2008, c. 14, s. 58 (2, 4); 2009, c. 33, Sched. 18, s. 30; 2013, c. 3, s. 24; 2015, c. 38, Sched. 7, s. 60; 2017, c. 14, Sched. 4, s. 33; 2021, c. 4, Sched. 11, s. 31 (2); 2021, c. 39, Sched. 2, s. 24.

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13. prescribing the hours during which a landlord is required to make an evicted tenant’s property available to be retrieved under subsection 41 (3);

(b) subject to the prescribed rules, specifying a 12-month period during which an increase permitted by clause (a) may take effect.  2006, c. 17, s. 126 (10).

(3) If a landlord charges a tenant a portion of the cost of a utility in accordance with subsection (1), the landlord shall not serve a notice of termination under section 59 or make an application to the Board for an order under section 69 or 87 if the notice or application is based on the tenant’s failure to pay the utility charge.  2010, c. 8, s. 39 (1).

3. The member has not met one or more of the conditions described in subparagraph 2 i. 2013, c. 3, s. 31; 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 22.

(3) A tenant shall give a landlord at least 72 hours notice of a person’s offer to purchase a mobile home before accepting the person’s offer.  2006, c. 17, s. 157 (3).

(4) An order under this section shall take effect on the effective date determined under subsection 131 (2).  2006, c. 17, s. 132 (4).

(2) Despite section 116 but subject to subsections (3) and (4), if an order was issued under paragraph 8 of subsection 30 (1), no notice of rent increase is required for the landlord to take a rent increase that the landlord would have been entitled to take in the absence of the order.  2006, c. 17, s. 117 (2).

180 The Minister may require the Board to provide reports to the Minister in addition to the annual report required by the Adjudicative Tribunals Accountability, Governance and Appointments Act, 2009. 2017, c. 34, Sched. 46, s. 50.

(b) costs described in subsection (1), even if the costs were incurred before that day. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 21 (3).

(b) the tenant gives one or more other persons the right to occupy the rental unit for a term ending on a specified date before the end of the tenant’s term or period; and

230 (1) Subject to subsection (6), an inspector appointed by a local municipality under section 226.1 may, at all reasonable times and upon producing proper identification, enter any property for the purpose of carrying out his or her duty under Part XIV and may,

222 (1) The local municipality shall apply the rent received from a tenant to reduce the amount that it spent to provide the vital service and the related administrative fee.  2006, c. 17, s. 222 (1).

(u) obstructs or interferes with an inspector exercising a power of entry under section 230 or 231 or with an investigator exercising a power of entry under section 231;

3. The amount of NSF administration charges, if any, claimed by the landlord in respect of NSF cheques tendered by or on behalf of the tenant after the date of the settlement or order, to the extent the landlord has not been reimbursed for the charges.

(b) provide, in any order made under subsection (10), that the rent charged for the rental unit shall not be increased pursuant to the order until the Board is satisfied, on a motion made by the landlord within the time period specified by the Board, on notice to the tenant of the rental unit, that,

ii. other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses that the former tenant has incurred or will incur as a result of the landlord’s breach.

(a) the percentage specified under clause (10) (a) that is attributable to those costs and expenditures shall not be more than 3 per cent; and

21 (1) A landlord shall not at any time during a tenant’s occupancy of a rental unit and before the day on which an order evicting the tenant is executed, withhold the reasonable supply of any vital service, care service or food that it is the landlord’s obligation to supply under the tenancy agreement or deliberately interfere with the reasonable supply of any vital service, care service or food.  2006, c. 17, s. 21 (1).

231 (1) A provincial judge or justice of the peace may at any time issue a warrant authorizing a person named in the warrant to enter and search a building, receptacle or place if the provincial judge or justice of the peace is satisfied by information on oath that there are reasonable grounds to believe that an offence has been committed under this Act and the entry and search will afford evidence relevant to the commission of the offence.  2006, c. 17, s. 231 (1).

(2) If a landlord charges a tenant a portion of the cost of a utility in accordance with subsection (1), the utility shall not be considered a service that falls within the definition of “rent” in subsection 2 (1).  2010, c. 8, s. 39 (1).

221 (1) If the local municipality has arranged for a vital service to be provided to a rental unit, an official named in the vital services by-law may direct a tenant to pay any or all of the rent for the rental unit to the local municipality.  2006, c. 17, s. 221 (1).

(b) the subtenant is entitled to the benefits, and is liable to the tenant for the breaches, of the subtenant’s obligations under the subletting agreement or this Act during the subtenancy.  2006, c. 17, s. 97 (4).

(2) The lawful rent is not affected by a discount in rent at the beginning of, or during, a tenancy of up to 2 per cent of the rent that could otherwise be lawfully charged for a rental period if the discount is provided for paying rent on or before the date it is due and the discount meets the prescribed conditions.  2009, c. 33, Sched. 21, s. 11 (5).

(14) If the Board makes an order terminating a tenancy under paragraph 1 of subsection (13), the Board may order that the tenant be evicted, effective not earlier than the termination date specified in the order.  2010, c. 8, s. 39 (1).

(9) If a request to reopen is made under subsection (5), the Board shall not proceed to hear the merits of the application unless the Board is satisfied that there was coercion or deliberate false or misleading representations which had a material effect on the agreement and the order issued under subsection (1).  2006, c. 17, s. 206 (9).

(12) If the Board determines in an application under subsection (11) that a landlord has breached an obligation under subsection (2), (6), (9) or (10), the Board may do one or more of the following:

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(b) no later than one year after the tenant or former tenant ceased to be in possession of the rental unit. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 20.

(2) An application under subsection (1) must be made no later than 60 days after the landlord discovers the unauthorized occupancy.  2006, c. 17, s. 100 (2).

(4) In an application under subsection (1), the Board may find that the landlord gave a notice of termination in bad faith despite a previous finding by the Board to the contrary.  2006, c. 17, s. 57 (4).

(e) maintaining the mobile home park grounds and all buildings, structures, enclosures and equipment intended for the common use of tenants in a good state of repair; and

182.1 The money required for the purposes of the Board shall be paid out of the money appropriated for that purpose by the Legislature. 2013, c. 3, s. 38.

(2) Despite subsection (1), an order evicting a tenant may provide that it is effective on a date specified in the order that is earlier than the date of termination set out in the notice of termination if,

(b) permit a tenant who is making an application for an order under paragraph 1 of subsection 29 (1) to pay all or part of the rent for the tenant’s rental unit into the Board.  2006, c. 17, s. 195 (1).

(2) The notice shall be given in writing to the clerk of the local municipality at least 30 days before the supplier ceases to provide the vital service.  2006, c. 17, s. 217 (2).

(i) the living accommodation is provided primarily to persons under the age of majority, or all major questions related to the living accommodation are decided after consultation with a council or association representing the residents, and

12 (1) Every written tenancy agreement entered into on or after June 17, 1998 shall set out the legal name and address of the landlord to be used for the purpose of giving notices or other documents under this Act.  2006, c. 17, s. 12 (1).

(f) repairing damage to a tenant’s property, if the damage is caused by the wilful or negligent conduct of the landlord.  2006, c. 17, s. 161.

(a) is made on or after the day subsection 17 (3) of Schedule 4 to the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 comes into force; or

6. An order determining that the landlord, superintendent or agent of the landlord has illegally entered the rental unit.  2006, c. 17, s. 29 (1).

(2) Subject to any restrictions in the regulations, a hearing officer may do the following with respect to an application described in subsection (3):

(e) a reference to section 69, 78, 83, 86 or 87 shall be read as referring, respectively, to section 94.7, 94.11, 94.12, 94.13 or 94.14;

(2) The production by a person prosecuting a person for an offence under this Act of a certificate, statement or document that appears to have been made or signed by the person charged with the offence or on the person’s behalf shall be received as evidence that the certificate, statement or document was so made or signed.  2006, c. 17, s. 240 (2).

(a) the landlord has failed to comply with subsection (1) with respect to the most recent information obtained by the landlord from the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation; or

183 The Board shall adopt the most expeditious method of determining the questions arising in a proceeding that affords to all persons directly affected by the proceeding an adequate opportunity to know the issues and be heard on the matter.  2006, c. 17, s. 183.

178 Such employees as are considered necessary for the proper conduct of the affairs of the Board may be appointed under Part III of the Public Service of Ontario Act, 2006. 2013, c. 3, s. 35.

59 (1) If a tenant fails to pay rent lawfully owing under a tenancy agreement, the landlord may give the tenant notice of termination of the tenancy effective not earlier than,

(7) The party filing the request must give the other parties to the application a copy of the request to reopen the application and the notice of hearing within the time set out in the Rules.  2006, c. 17, s. 206 (7).

“person”, or any expression referring to a person, means an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited partnership, trust or body corporate, or an individual in his or her capacity as a trustee, executor, administrator or other legal representative; (“personne”)

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply after the first anniversary of the date this section comes into force.  2006, c. 17, s. 245 (2).

“mobile home park” means the land on which one or more occupied mobile homes are located and includes the rental units and the land, structures, services and facilities of which the landlord retains possession and that are intended for the common use and enjoyment of the tenants of the landlord; (“parc de maisons mobiles”)

(2) If a landlord increases the rent charged to a tenant for a rental unit pursuant to an order described in subsection (1), the landlord shall, in accordance with the prescribed rules, provide that tenant with information on the total cost of utilities for the residential complex.  2006, c. 17, s. 128 (2).

(1.2) For greater certainty, the percentage increase determined under clause (1) (b) may be less than, equal to or greater than 3 per cent in any given year and need not be the same for each year. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 27.

(4) An eviction order referred to in subsection (3) is void if the tenant pays to the landlord or to the Board, before the order becomes enforceable,

175 No member of the Board or person employed as a mediator by the Board shall be compelled to give testimony or produce documents in a civil proceeding with respect to matters that come to his or her knowledge in the course of exercising his or her duties under this Act.  2006, c. 17, s. 175.

(2) A corporation that is guilty of an offence under this Act is liable on conviction to a fine of not more than $250,000.  2006, c. 17, s. 238 (2); 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 35 (2).

(c) an order has been made under section 35 of the Children’s Law Reform Act against a person mentioned in subsection (4) and the order includes one or more provisions described in subsection 35 (2) of that Act relating to the tenant, the child or the rental unit;

(a) the landlord and tenant have agreed that the tenancy will be terminated or one of them has given notice of termination to the other;

10 In selecting prospective tenants, landlords may use, in the manner prescribed in the regulations made under the Human Rights Code, income information, credit checks, credit references, rental history, guarantees, or other similar business practices as prescribed in those regulations.  2006, c. 17, s. 10.

(b) the notice of termination is given on or after the day the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 receives Royal Assent. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 5.

(5) The date for termination specified in the tenant’s notice shall be at least 10 days after the date the tenant’s notice is given.  2006, c. 17, s. 50 (5).

82 (1) At a hearing of an application by a landlord under section 69 for an order terminating a tenancy and evicting a tenant based on a notice of termination under section 59, the Board shall permit the tenant to raise any issue that could be the subject of an application made by the tenant under this Act if the tenant,

(3) An order of the Board terminating a tenancy and evicting the tenant in an application under section 69 based on a notice of termination under section 59 shall,

(11) Subsections (2) to (9) apply with necessary modifications to an application under subsection (10) and for that purpose,

(2) If a notice of termination has been given by the landlord under section 48, 49 or 50 and the tenant vacates the rental unit before the termination date set out in the notice without giving a notice of earlier termination or after giving a notice of earlier termination that is not in accordance with subsection 48 (3), 49 (4) or 50 (4), as the case may be, a determination of the amount of arrears of rent owing by the tenant shall be made as if arrears of rent are owing for the period that ends on the earlier of the following dates:

113 Subject to section 111, the lawful rent for the first rental period for a new tenant under a new tenancy agreement is the rent first charged to the tenant.  2006, c. 17, s. 113.

1. The landlord shall, without delay after receiving the tenant’s notice, notify the tenant in writing of the estimated date by which the rental unit is expected to be ready for occupancy following the repairs or renovations.

(2) The members of the Board who are not public servants employed under Part III of the Public Service of Ontario Act, 2006 shall be paid the remuneration fixed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council and the reasonable expenses incurred in the course of their duties under this Act, as determined by the Minister.  2006, c. 17, s. 169 (2); 2006, c. 35, Sched. C, s. 118 (1).

(a) the tenancy begins on or after the day the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 receives Royal Assent; and

211 The Board is entitled to appeal a decision of the Divisional Court on an appeal of a Board order as if the Board were a party to the appeal.  2006, c. 17, s. 211.

33 The tenant is responsible for ordinary cleanliness of the rental unit, except to the extent that the tenancy agreement requires the landlord to clean it.  2006, c. 17, s. 33.

4. prescribing the form of a production order for the purposes of subsection 231.1 (1). 2017, c. 13, s. 31; 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 39 (1).

(6) The member may make a motion to the Board, on notice to the co-operative, to have the order under subsection (4) set aside within 10 days after the order is issued. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

(a) the tenant remains entitled to the benefits, and is liable to the landlord for the breaches, of the tenant’s obligations under the tenancy agreement or this Act during the subtenancy; and

(r) restricts the right of a tenant of a mobile home park or land lease community to purchase goods or services from the person of his or her choice in contravention of section 160;

51 (1) If a part or all of a residential complex becomes subject to a registered declaration and description under the Condominium Act, 1998 or a predecessor of that Act on or after June 17, 1998, a landlord may not give a notice under section 48 or 49 to a person who was a tenant of a rental unit when it became subject to the registered declaration and description.  2006, c. 17, s. 51 (1).

ii. the date the landlord knew or ought to have known that the tenant had vacated the rental unit, if the tenant vacated the rental unit without giving a notice of earlier termination.

(a) the landlord has carried out or undertakes to carry out a specified capital expenditure in exchange for the rent increase; or

5. prescribing, for the purposes of the definition of “vital service” in subsection 2 (1), the part of each year during which heat is a vital service;

2. The rental unit is subject to a tenancy in respect of which a tenancy agreement is first entered into on or after the day the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 receives Royal Assent between,

(a) give a notice of termination of the tenancy under subsection (1), provided the notice is given jointly with all the other joint tenants; or

(3) An increase in a charge for a care service or meals is void if the landlord has not given the notice required by this section, and the landlord must give a new notice before the landlord can take the increase.  2006, c. 17, s. 150 (3).

(3) A regulation made under paragraph 24.1 of subsection (1) may apply with respect to a capital expenditure incurred before the day the regulation comes into force. 2017, c. 13, s. 30 (5).

47.1 (1) Despite subsections 44 (2) to (4) and section 47, a tenant may terminate a monthly or yearly tenancy or a tenancy for a fixed term by giving notice of termination to the landlord in accordance with this section if,

(3) If the Board determines that a landlord has unlawfully withheld consent to an assignment or sublet in an application under subsection (1), the Board may do one or more of the following:

12.1 (1) Every tenancy agreement that is entered into in respect of a tenancy of a prescribed class on or after the date prescribed for that class of tenancies shall comply with the following requirements:

(e) living accommodation that is subject to the Public Hospitals Act, the Private Hospitals Act, the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021, the Ministry of Correctional Services Act or the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017;

(a) if the member vacates the member unit in accordance with the notice, the occupancy terminates on the date set out in clause (1) (b);

(6) The landlord may require the tenant to pay the landlord for arrears of rent and any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the landlord in moving, storing or securing the tenant’s property before allowing the tenant to remove the property.  2006, c. 17, s. 42 (6).

47.0.1 (1) Despite subsections 44 (3) and (4) and section 47, a tenant may terminate a tenancy referred to in subsection 12.1 (1) that is a yearly tenancy or a tenancy for a fixed term by giving notice of termination to the landlord in accordance with this section if,

(2.2) For greater certainty, the lawful rent is not affected if discounts described in subsections (2) and (2.1) are both provided.  2009, c. 33, Sched. 21, s. 11 (5).

(b) ensure that other aspects of the rental unit satisfy the prescribed requirements relating to conservation and efficient use of the utility; and

(b) in the case of a tenant or former tenant no longer in possession of the rental unit, the tenant or former tenant ceased to be in possession on or after the day section 20 of Schedule 4 to the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 comes into force. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 20.

2. The rental unit that is the subject of the tenancy agreement is a rental unit described in paragraph 1, 2, 3 or 4 of subsection 7 (1) and the tenant has ceased to meet the qualifications required for occupancy of the rental unit.

(a) arrears of rent described in subsection (1), even if the arrears accrued before the day subsection 18 (1) of Schedule 4 to the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 comes into force;

(3) A notice under subsection (1) shall be given at least 28 days before the date the termination is specified to be effective. 2016, c. 2, Sched. 6, s. 1.

112 Unless otherwise prescribed, the lawful rent charged to a tenant for a rental unit for which there is a tenancy agreement in effect on the day this section comes into force shall be the rent that was charged on the day before this section came into force or, if that amount was not lawfully charged under the Tenant Protection Act, 1997, the amount that it was lawful to charge on that day.  2006, c. 17, s. 112.

(b) living accommodation whose occupancy is conditional upon the occupant continuing to be employed on a farm, whether or not the accommodation is located on that farm;

i. completed the items in work orders for which the compliance period has expired and which were found by the Board to be related to a serious breach of a health, safety, housing or maintenance standard, and

2. The amount of additional rent that would have been due under the tenancy agreement as at the date of payment by the tenant had notice of termination not been given.

4. The member gave notice to terminate his or her membership and occupancy rights under section 171.9.1 of the Co-operative Corporations Act. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

(2) A landlord may act as the agent of a tenant in negotiations to sell or lease a mobile home only in accordance with a written agency contract entered into for the purpose of beginning those negotiations.  2006, c. 17, s. 156 (2).

206.1 (1) The Board may designate one or more employees in the Board as hearing officers for the purposes of this section to exercise the powers and duties of the Board as its delegate.  2011, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 2; 2013, c. 3, s. 49.

(5) Despite subsection (1), the provisions of this Act set out in that subsection apply with respect to a rental unit described in paragraph 2 of that subsection if the tenant occupying the rental unit pays rent to a landlord other than a service manager or local housing corporation as defined in the Housing Services Act, 2011 or an agency of either of them.  2006, c. 17, s. 7 (5); 2011, c. 6, Sched. 1, s. 188 (2); 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 3 (2).

(i) an intentional or reckless act or omission that caused bodily harm to the tenant or the child or damage to property,

(c) obtains possession of a member unit improperly by giving a notice under this Act to terminate in bad faith. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

237 Every director or officer of a corporation who knowingly concurs in an offence under this Act is guilty of an offence.  2006, c. 17, s. 237.

(a) if the tenant vacates the rental unit in accordance with the notice, the tenancy terminates on the date set out in clause (1) (b);

(b) on and after the exemption repeal date, is not exempt from section 120 under any provision of this Act or under the regulations. 2017, c. 13, s. 21.

(e) with the consent of the tenant who gave the notice and who meets the requirement in clause 47.1 (1) (a) or (b) or 47.2 (1) (a) or (b);

(a) since the day of the last rent increase for that tenant in that rental unit, if there has been a previous increase; or

35 (1) A tenant shall not alter the locking system on a door giving entry to a rental unit or residential complex or cause the locking system to be altered during the tenant’s occupancy of the rental unit without the consent of the landlord.  2006, c. 17, s. 35 (1).

(2) No proceeding shall be commenced respecting any other offence under this Act more than two years after the date on which the offence was, or is alleged to have been, committed.  2006, c. 17, s. 239 (2).

(4) An inspector shall provide a receipt for any documents or things removed under clause (1) (b) and shall promptly return them after the copies or extracts are made.  2006, c. 17, s. 230 (4).

(4) If, pursuant to subsection (1), subsections 72 (4) to (10) of the Tenant Protection Act, 1997 apply to an eviction order, subsections 74 (11) to (18) of this Act also apply, with necessary modifications, to the eviction order.  2006, c. 17, s. 242 (4).

(c) the agreement was based on services that the landlord claimed to have provided but did not do so.  2006, c. 17, s. 122 (1).

(b) subject to subsection (3), the presence of an animal of that species has caused the landlord or another tenant to suffer a serious allergic reaction; or

120 (1) No landlord may increase the rent charged to a tenant, or to an assignee under section 95, during the term of their tenancy by more than the guideline, except in accordance with section 126 or 127 or an agreement under section 121 or 123.  2006, c. 17, s. 120 (1).

(3) If a tenant asks a landlord to consent to the assignment of the rental unit to a potential assignee, the landlord may,

63. for the purposes of paragraph 2 of subsection 188 (1), prescribing circumstances, parties, documents and information;

(c) the repair or renovation was not ordered to be carried out under the authority of this or any other Act.  2006, c. 17, s. 54 (2).

(3) The notice of termination under this section is void if the tenant, within seven days after receiving the notice, complies with the requirement referred to in clause (2) (c) or makes arrangements satisfactory to the landlord to comply with that requirement.  2006, c. 17, s. 62 (3).

(c) require or attempt to require a person to pay any consideration for goods or services as a condition for the subletting, assignment or surrender of occupancy or possession in addition to the rent the person is lawfully required to pay to the tenant or landlord.  2006, c. 17, s. 134 (3).

(4) If the landlord makes a request under subsection (3), the affidavit included with the application under subsection (2) must also provide the following information:

(3) An application may be made under subsection (1) regardless of whether the alleged failure to afford a right of first refusal on which it is based occurred before, on or after the day section 11 of the Rental Fairness Act, 2017 comes into force. 2017, c. 13, s. 11.

(2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), a landlord is not liable to any person for selling, retaining or otherwise disposing of the property of a tenant in accordance with subsection (1).  2006, c. 17, s. 92 (2).

(6) This section applies with respect to all tenants, regardless of whether their tenancies are periodic, fixed, contractual or statutory, but does not apply with respect to a tenant of superintendent’s premises.  2006, c. 17, s. 97 (6).

55 A landlord of a residential complex that is created as a result of a severance shall compensate a tenant of a rental unit in that complex in an amount equal to three months rent or offer the tenant another rental unit acceptable to the tenant if,

Legislative History: 2006, c. 17, s. 261; 2006, c. 32, Sched. C, s. 56; 2006, c. 32, Sched. E, s. 7; 2006, c. 35, Sched. C, s. 118; 2007, c. 8, s. 226; 2007, c. 13, s. 48; 2008, c. 14, s. 58; 2009, c. 33, Sched. 8, s. 15; 2009, c. 33, Sched. 18, s. 30; 2009, c. 33, Sched. 21, s. 11; 2010, c. 8, s. 39; 2011, c. 6, Sched. 1, s. 188; 2011, c. 6, Sched. 3; 2012, c. 6; 2013, c. 3, s. 20-56; 2015, c. 38, Sched. 7, s. 60; 2016, c. 2, Sched. 6; 2016, c. 23, s. 66; 2016, c. 25, Sched. 5; 2017, c. 13; 2017, c. 14, Sched. 4, s. 33; 2017, c. 25, Sched. 9, s. 116 (see 2023, c. 4, Sched. 1, s. 67); 2017, c. 34, Sched. 46, s. 50; 2018, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 12; 2018, c. 17, Sched. 36; 2019, c. 7, Sched. 17, s. 153; 2020, c. 1, s. 36; 2020, c. 16, Sched. 3, s. 12; 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4; 2020, c. 23, Sched. 7; 2021, c. 4, Sched. 11, s. 31; 2021, c. 39, Sched. 2, s. 24; 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7.

(b) in the case of a tenant or former tenant no longer in possession of the rental unit, the tenant or former tenant ceased to be in possession on or after the day section 19 of Schedule 4 to the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 comes into force. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 19.

5. Investigating, and commencing or causing to be commenced proceedings with respect to, an alleged offence under clause 234 (t), (u) or (v) that occurred before, on or after the commencement date, other than an offence described in clause 226.2 (b). 2016, c. 25, Sched. 5, s. 6.

(b) eligibility for, or the amount of, any prescribed form of housing assistance.  2006, c. 17, s. 203; 2011, c. 6, Sched. 1, s. 188 (3).

(3) The written notice under subsection (1) or (2) shall specify the reason for entry, the day of entry and a time of entry between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.  2006, c. 17, s. 27 (3).

(3) A landlord who makes an application under subsection (1) may also apply to the Board for an order for the payment of compensation by the unauthorized occupant for the use and occupation of the rental unit, if the unauthorized occupant is in possession of the rental unit at the time the application is made.  2006, c. 17, s. 100 (3).

(b) determine the percentage increase justified by the capital expenditure that may be taken in each year described in clause (a). 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 27.

11 (1) If a tenancy agreement is entered into, the landlord shall provide to the tenant information relating to the rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants, the role of the Board and how to contact the Board.  2006, c. 17, s. 11 (1).

“land lease community” means the land on which one or more occupied land lease homes are situate and includes the rental units and the land, structures, services and facilities of which the landlord retains possession and that are intended for the common use and enjoyment of the tenants of the landlord; (“zone résidentielle à baux fonciers”)

(5) The notice of termination for a circumstance described in paragraph 10 of subsection 94.2 (1) is void if the member, within seven days after receiving the notice, sufficiently reduces the number of persons occupying the member unit. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

(9) This section applies with respect to all tenants, regardless of whether their tenancies are periodic, fixed, contractual or statutory, but does not apply with respect to a tenant of superintendent’s premises.  2006, c. 17, s. 95 (9).

(d)   the tenant alleges that any of the following acts or omissions has been committed by a person mentioned in subsection (4) against the tenant or the child and the allegation is made in a statement that complies with the requirements in subsection (5):

(d) if there is no mail box, by sliding it under the door of the member unit or through a mail slot in the door or leaving it at the place where mail is ordinarily delivered to the person;

1. Any item in a work order that relates to one or more elevators in the residential complex and that has not yet been completed, regardless of whether or not the compliance period has expired.

(a) determining the amount of rent that the new tenant may lawfully be charged until the prohibition in the order made under paragraph 6, 7 or 8 of subsection 30 (1) ends;

53. prescribing information to be provided to a prospective tenant for the purposes of paragraph 4 of subsection 138 (4);

(4) If a landlord charges tenants a portion of the cost of a utility, the landlord shall, before entering into a tenancy agreement with a prospective tenant, provide the prospective tenant with the following information:

131 (1) If the municipal property tax for a residential complex is reduced by more than the prescribed percentage, the lawful rent for each of the rental units in the complex is reduced in accordance with the prescribed rules.  2006, c. 17, s. 131 (1).

(b) give a notice of termination of his or her interest in the tenancy under subsection 47.2 (1). 2016, c. 2, Sched. 6, s. 1.

4. Such amount as the Board may allow in respect of NSF administration charges claimed by the landlord that were incurred after the date of the settlement or order referred to in paragraph 2 of subsection (3) in respect of NSF cheques tendered by or on behalf of the tenant and for which the landlord has not been reimbursed, not exceeding the amount per cheque that is prescribed as a specified amount exempt from the operation of section 134.

(c) ensure that other prescribed requirements relating to conservation and efficient use of the utility are complied with.  2010, c. 8, s. 39 (1).

i. the date the tenant gave notice of earlier termination, if the tenant vacated the rental unit after giving a notice of earlier termination that was not in accordance with subsection 48 (3), 49 (4) or 50 (4), as the case may be, or

(a) has completed the items in work orders for which the compliance period has expired and which were found by the Board to be related to a serious breach of a health, safety, housing or maintenance standard; and

(5) Section 82 of this Act applies, with necessary modifications, to an application by a landlord under section 69 of the Tenant Protection Act, 1997 for an order terminating a tenancy and evicting a tenant based on a notice of termination under section 61 of that Act, and to an application by a landlord under subsection 86 (1) of that Act, unless the final order in the application was made before that Act was repealed.  2006, c. 17, s. 242 (5).

(b) has completed the specified repairs or replacements or other work ordered under paragraph 4 of subsection 30 (1) found by the Board to be related to a serious breach of the landlord’s obligations under subsection 20 (1) or section 161.  2006, c. 17, s. 117 (3).

(2) The Chair may designate a vice-chair who shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Chair when the Chair is absent or unable to act.  2006, c. 17, s. 170 (2).

(2) If a tenant alters a locking system, contrary to subsection (1), the landlord may apply to the Board for an order determining that the tenant has altered the locking system on a door giving entry to the rental unit or the residential complex or caused the locking system to be altered during the tenant’s occupancy of the rental unit without the consent of the landlord.  2006, c. 17, s. 35 (2).

(b) no other tenant of the care home occupying a rental unit solely for the purpose of receiving rehabilitative or therapeutic services is permitted to live there for longer than the prescribed period; and

(13) This section does not apply with respect to rental units in a mobile home park or land lease community. 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 1.

i. completed the items in work orders for which the compliance period has expired and which were found by the Board to be related to a serious breach of a health, safety, housing or maintenance standard, and

(2) If the Board makes an order requiring payment under subsection (1) and for the termination of the member’s occupancy of the member unit and the eviction of the member, the Board shall set off against the amount required to be paid the amount of any damage deposit and other refundable amounts that would be owing to the member on termination. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

(a) while the tenant or former tenant is or was in possession of the rental unit, the tenant or former tenant failed to pay utility costs that they were required to pay under the terms of the tenancy agreement; and

(3) If a tenant raises an issue under subsection (1), the Board may make any order in respect of the issue that it could have made had the tenant made an application under this Act. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 16.

3. Such amount as the Board may allow in respect of NSF cheque charges claimed by the landlord that were charged by financial institutions, after the date of the settlement or order referred to in paragraph 2 of subsection (3), in respect of cheques tendered by or on behalf of the tenant and for which the landlord has not been reimbursed.

(5) This section applies with respect to an increase in rent even if it was first charged before the day the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 receives Royal Assent, provided the validity of the rent increase was not finally determined by the Board before that day. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 24.

“guideline”, when used with respect to the charging of rent, means the guideline determined under section 120; (“taux légal”)

(3) The Board shall determine an application under this section in accordance with the prescribed rules and shall issue an order setting out the percentage of the rent reduction.  2006, c. 17, s. 132 (3).

(c) may govern the application of provisions of this Act to proceedings before a court or the Board in which a claim is made relating to amendments to this Act made by the Rental Fairness Act, 2017 and which were commenced before the commencement date of the amendment. 2017, c. 13, s. 32.

(3) A co-operative may not apply to the Board for an order terminating the occupancy of a member unit and evicting the member based on a notice of termination for a circumstance described in paragraph 6, 8 or 10 of subsection 94.2 (1) before the seven-day remedy period specified in the notice expires. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

(5) If a landlord receives an acceptable offer to purchase a condominium unit converted from rented residential premises and still occupied by a tenant who was a tenant on the date of the registration referred to in subsection (1) or an acceptable offer to purchase a rental unit intended to be converted to a condominium unit, the tenant has a right of first refusal to purchase the unit at the price and subject to the terms and conditions in the offer.  2006, c. 17, s. 51 (5).

(i) the living accommodation or residential complex was forfeited to the Crown in right of Ontario under any Ontario statute or the Criminal Code (Canada),

(b) make an order setting aside the order under subsection (4), if the Board is satisfied, having regard to all the circumstances, that it would not be unfair to do so; or

(4) The Board shall not make an order for the payment of an amount of money if the amount is less than the prescribed amount.  2006, c. 17, s. 207 (4).

226 (1) If a landlord who has received an inspector’s work order is not satisfied with its terms, the landlord may, within 20 days after the day the order is issued, apply to the Board for a review of the work order.  2006, c. 17, s. 226 (1).

(4) This section ceases to apply to a tenant of a rental unit in respect of a utility if the landlord ceases to provide the utility to the rental unit in accordance with this Act or an agreement between the landlord and that tenant.  2006, c. 17, s. 128 (4).

94.12 (1) Upon an application under section 94.7, 94.8, 94.10 or 94.11 for an order terminating a member’s occupancy of a member unit and evicting a member, the Board may, despite any other provision of this Act, the Co-operative Corporations Act, the by-laws of the co-operative or the occupancy agreement,

(a) eligibility for rent-geared-to-income assistance as defined in section 38 of the Housing Services Act, 2011 or the amount of geared-to-income rent payable under that Act; or

(3) If an order made under subsection (2) permits a tenant to pay the amount owing by instalments, the tenant may do so even if the tenancy is terminated.  2006, c. 17, s. 205 (3).

2. Any item in an order made under section 21 of the Technical Standards and Safety Act, 2000 that relates to one or more elevators in the residential complex and that has not yet been completed, regardless of whether or not the compliance period has expired and regardless of whether the order was made against the landlord or another person or entity.

(k) living accommodation occupied by a person for the purpose of receiving rehabilitative or therapeutic services agreed upon by the person and the provider of the living accommodation, where,

(b) out-of-pocket expenses described in subsection (4), even if the expenses were incurred before that day. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 19.

(a) while the tenant or former tenant is or was in possession of the rental unit, the conduct of the tenant or former tenant, another occupant of the rental unit or a person permitted in the residential complex by the tenant or former tenant is or was such that it substantially interferes or interfered with,

(b) the unit has been previously purchased since that registration, but not together with any other units.  2006, c. 17, s. 51 (7).

(l.2) charges a tenant a portion of the cost of the utility without the consent of the tenant in contravention of subsection 138 (1);

65 (1) Despite section 64, a landlord who resides in a building containing not more than three residential units may give a tenant of a rental unit in the building notice of termination of the tenancy that provides a termination date not earlier than the 10th day after the notice is given if the conduct of the tenant, another occupant of the rental unit or a person permitted in the building by the tenant is such that it substantially interferes with the reasonable enjoyment of the building for all usual purposes by the landlord or substantially interferes with another lawful right, privilege or interest of the landlord.  2006, c. 17, s. 65 (1).

(7) A person to whom a production order is directed shall comply with the order according to its terms. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 32.

4. Charging a municipality for the cost associated with an inspection related to the complaint and, if applicable, issuing a notice of payment due and filing the notice in the Superior Court of Justice.

(5) If a tenant has given a landlord notice under subsection 53 (2) and subsection 54 (2) or (4) applies, the Board shall not issue an eviction order in a proceeding regarding termination of the tenancy until the landlord has compensated the tenant in accordance with subsection 54 (2) or (4), as applicable.  2006, c. 17, s. 83 (5); 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 17 (2).

30 (1) If the Board determines in an application under paragraph 1 of subsection 29 (1) that a landlord has breached an obligation under subsection 20 (1) or section 161, the Board may do one or more of the following:

(5) For greater certainty, in the event of a conflict between this section and a regulation made under section 50 of the Housing Services Act, 2011, this section prevails. 2020, c. 23, Sched. 7, s. 2.

“member”, except in the phrase, “members of his or her household”, means a member as defined in the Co-operative Corporations Act or a person whose membership and occupancy rights in a co-operative have terminated or expired in accordance with that Act; (“membre”)

(5) If a landlord or non-profit housing co-operative is ordered to pay a sum of money to a person who is a tenant of the landlord or a member of the co-operative at the time of the order, the order may provide that if the landlord or co-operative fails to pay the amount owing, the tenant or member may recover that amount plus interest by deducting a specified sum from the tenant’s rent or the member’s regular monthly housing charges paid to the landlord or co-operative for a specified number of rental periods or, in the case of a member, months. 2013, c. 3, s. 50 (1).

(8) In determining the amount payable by the tenant to the landlord, the Board shall ensure that the tenant is credited with the amount of any rent deposit and interest on the deposit that would be owing to the tenant on the termination of the tenancy.  2006, c. 17, s. 78 (8).

(5) After the landlord has complied with subsections (1) and (2), or with subsection (3), as the case may be, the landlord may require the tenant to pay any rent withheld by the tenant under subsection (4).  2006, c. 17, s. 12 (5).

2. The member has consented in writing to the expiry of his or her membership and occupancy rights under subsection 171.9 (1) of the Co-operative Corporations Act.

5. The member or another occupant of the member unit commits an illegal act or carries on an illegal trade, business or occupation or permits a person to do so in the member unit or the residential complex.

(2) No application may be made under subsection (1) more than two years after the former tenant vacated the rental unit. 2017, c. 13, s. 11; 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 10 (1).

61 (1) A landlord may give a tenant notice of termination of the tenancy if the tenant or another occupant of the rental unit commits an illegal act or carries on an illegal trade, business or occupation or permits a person to do so in the rental unit or the residential complex.  2006, c. 17, s. 61 (1).

(2) Despite subsections 171.8 (1) and 171.12.1 (2) of the Co-operative Corporations Act, where the circumstance described in paragraph 11 of subsection (1) exists, the member’s membership and occupancy rights are deemed to have been terminated for the purpose of giving a notice of termination of the member’s occupancy of a member unit under this section. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

2. In such circumstances as may be prescribed, give the prescribed parties such documents or information as may be prescribed.  2011, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 1.

(8) In a circumstance described in paragraph 9 of subsection 94.2 (1), the notice of termination shall provide a termination date not earlier than the 10th day after the notice is given. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

(5) Section 135 does not apply to a new tenant with respect to rent paid by the new tenant in excess of the rent that the tenant could lawfully be charged if an application could have been made under subsection (1) for an order requiring the rebate of the excess.  2006, c. 17, s. 115 (5).

(a) inform the tenant that if the tenant wishes to exercise the right of first refusal under section 53 to occupy the premises after the repairs or renovations, the tenant must give the landlord notice of that fact in accordance with subsection 53 (2) before vacating the rental unit; and

(6) Section 195 of this Act applies, with necessary modifications, and section 182 of the Tenant Protection Act, 1997 does not apply, to an application made under subsection 32 (1) of that Act before it was repealed for an order determining that a landlord breached the obligations under subsection 24 (1) or 110 (1) of that Act, unless a final order was made under subsection 34 (1) or 110 (3) of that Act before it was repealed.  2006, c. 17, s. 242 (6).

(2) If an order made under paragraph 6, 7 or 8 of subsection 30 (1) takes effect in respect of a rental unit after a new tenancy agreement relating to the rental unit is entered into but before the tenancy agreement takes effect, the landlord shall, before the tenancy agreement takes effect, give to the new tenant written notice about the lawful rent for the rental unit in accordance with subsection (3).  2006, c. 17, s. 114 (2).

(b) the employee dies before the tenancy is terminated, provided the employee’s spouse is a tenant of the rental unit. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 1.

(3) If the period of a periodic tenancy ends, the tenancy has not been renewed or terminated and subsection (2) does not apply, the landlord and tenant shall be deemed to have renewed it as a monthly tenancy, with the same terms and conditions that are in the expired tenancy agreement and subject to any increases in rent charged in accordance with this Act.  2006, c. 17, s. 38 (3).

123 (1) A landlord may increase the rent charged to a tenant for a rental unit as prescribed at any time if the landlord and the tenant agree that the landlord will add any of the following with respect to the tenant’s occupancy of the rental unit:

(ii) if the rent charged to a tenant for a rental unit is increased pursuant to the order by less than the maximum percentage permitted by the order and the tenant continues to occupy the rental unit on the date specified under clause (b), the landlord shall, on that date, reduce the rent charged to that tenant by a percentage determined in accordance with the prescribed rules that is equal to or lower than the percentage specified under clause (a).  2006, c. 17, s. 129.

(7) An increase under subsection (5) shall not exceed the actual cost to the landlord of the electricity supplied for the operation of the air conditioner or, where the actual cost cannot be established, a reasonable estimate based on the information provided by the tenant under paragraph 2 of subsection (3). 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 1.

(b) the notice of termination is given on or after the day the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 receives Royal Assent and section 55 does not apply;

(3) This section does not apply with respect to a tenancy agreement entered into in respect of a tenancy of a prescribed class referred to in subsection (1), if the tenancy agreement is entered into before the applicable prescribed date referred to in that subsection, and even if the tenancy agreement is renewed or deemed to be renewed under section 38 on or after that date. 2017, c. 13, s. 5.

(9) If the Board makes an order terminating a tenancy under paragraph 1 of subsection (8), the Board may order that the tenant be evicted, effective not earlier than the termination date specified in the order.  2010, c. 8, s. 39 (1).

(3) For greater certainty, if subsection (1) applies with respect to an increase in rent, section 116 is deemed to have been complied with. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 24.

(b) the landlord does not apply to the Board under section 100 for an order evicting the person within 60 days of the landlord discovering the unauthorized occupancy; and

(f) fails to apply the rent deposit held in respect of a tenancy to the rent for the last month of the tenancy in contravention of subsection 106 (10);

135.1 (1) An increase in rent that would otherwise be void under subsection 116 (4) is deemed not to be void if the tenant has paid the increased rent in respect of each rental period for at least 12 consecutive months. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 24.

(i) to repair the damaged property or pay to the co-operative the reasonable costs of repairing the damaged property, or

(2) Subsection (1) does not relieve a local municipality of liability to which it would otherwise be subject.  2006, c. 17, s. 223 (2).

(e) provide that a landlord shall be deemed to have caused the cessation of a vital service for a rental unit if the landlord is obligated to pay the supplier for the vital service and fails to do so and, as a result of the non-payment, the vital service is no longer provided for the rental unit.  2006, c. 17, s. 216 (3).

150 (1) A landlord shall not increase a charge for providing a care service or meals to a tenant of a rental unit in a care home without first giving the tenant at least 90 days notice of the landlord’s intention to do so.  2006, c. 17, s. 150 (1).

ii. specify whether the occurrence is an occurrence of an act or omission referred to in subparagraph 3 i or iii or an occurrence of sexual violence referred to in subparagraph 3 ii,

(3) Members of the Board may be persons who are employed under Part III of the Public Service of Ontario Act, 2006.  2006, c. 17, s. 169 (3); 2006, c. 35, Sched. C, s. 118 (2).

(b) the rental unit was not occupied within a reasonable time after the former tenant vacated the rental unit. 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 4 (1).

iv. the policy of the provider of the living accommodation or the administrator of the program, as applicable, with respect to securing alternate living accommodation for an occupant whose participation in the program or whose occupancy of the living accommodation is terminated, and

(4) The Board shall refuse to accept the application for filing if the landlord has not complied with subsection (3). 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 11 (2).

(8) The maintenance standards set out in the agreement and referred to in clause (7) (b) shall not provide for a lower maintenance standard than that required by law.  2006, c. 17, s. 37 (8).

(6) Except under the authority of a warrant issued under section 231, an inspector shall not enter any room or place actually used as a dwelling without requesting and obtaining the consent of the occupier, first having informed the occupier that the right of entry may be refused and entry made only under the authority of a warrant.  2006, c. 17, s. 230 (6).

(2) Sections 177 and 192 of the Tenant Protection Act, 1997 do not apply to an application referred to in subsection 192 (1) of that Act unless, before that Act was repealed, an order was made with respect to the application without holding a hearing.  2006, c. 17, s. 242 (2).

(a) make an order setting aside the order under subsection (6), and any order made under subsection (7) or (7.1), if any of the criteria set out in subsection (1) are not satisfied;

(4) Subsections (5) to (10) apply with respect to a tenancy agreement referred to in subsection (1) that does not comply with that subsection. 2017, c. 13, s. 5.

(2) A notice of termination under this section shall set out the grounds for termination and shall provide a termination date not earlier than the 20th day after the notice is given.  2006, c. 17, s. 60 (2).

8 (1) If a tenant pays rent for a rental unit in an amount geared-to-income due to public funding and the rental unit is not a rental unit described in paragraph 1, 2, 3 or 4 of subsection 7 (1), paragraph 6 of subsection 30 (1) and Part VII do not apply to an increase in the amount geared-to-income paid by the tenant.  2006, c. 17, s. 8 (1).

(3) An application under subsection (1) shall not be made later than 30 days after the date on which the membership and occupancy rights terminated or expired under section 171.8.1, 171.9 or 171.9.1 of the Co-operative Corporations Act, as the case may be. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

92 (1) The landlord may sell, retain for the landlord’s own use or otherwise dispose of property of a tenant who has died that is in a rental unit and in the residential complex in which the rental unit is located,

13.1 prescribing persons that are to be included or are not to be included in the definition of “member” in section 94.1 and exempting any such persons from any provision of this Act specified in the regulation;

(9) A capital expenditure is not an eligible capital expenditure with respect to a rental unit for the purposes of this section if a new tenant entered into a new tenancy agreement in respect of the rental unit and the new tenancy agreement took effect after the capital expenditure was completed.  2006, c. 17, s. 126 (9).

(c) be signed by a director of the co-operative giving the notice, a person authorized to act for the co-operative or the co-operative’s agent. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

i. the inspection is for the purpose of determining whether or not the rental unit is in a good state of repair and fit for habitation and complies with health, safety, housing and maintenance standards, consistent with the landlord’s obligations under subsection 20 (1) or section 161, and

(4) An applicant may withdraw an application after the hearing begins with the consent of the Board.  2006, c. 17, s. 200 (4).

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a landlord shall be deemed to have withheld the reasonable supply of a vital service, care service or food if the landlord is obligated to pay another person for the vital service, care service or food, the landlord fails to pay the required amount and, as a result of the non-payment, the other person withholds the reasonable supply of the vital service, care service or food.  2006, c. 17, s. 21 (2).

2020, c. 16, Sched. 3, s. 12 (1, 2) - 31/03/2021; 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 3 (1) - 21/07/2020; 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 3 (2) - 01/09/2021

(a) prescribe different forms of tenancy agreement depending on whether the tenancy agreements for that class are entered into before a date specified in the regulation or are entered into on or after that date; and

45 Unless a landlord and tenant agree otherwise, the landlord does not waive a notice of termination, reinstate a tenancy or create a new tenancy,

170 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council shall appoint one member of the Board as Chair and one or more members as vice-chairs.  2006, c. 17, s. 170 (1).

(5) Subsection (1) does not prevent the landlord to whom a notice is given with respect to a rental unit under subsection 47.1 (1) or 47.2 (1) from disclosing the fact that the notice has been given, the notice or accompanying documentation or any information included in the notice or accompanying documentation to a superintendent, property manager or any other person who acts on behalf of the landlord with respect to the rental unit, if the person needs to know that fact or requires the notice or accompanying documentation or the information for the purposes of performing the person’s duties on behalf of the landlord with respect to the rental unit. 2016, c. 2, Sched. 6, s. 1.

(4) It is a condition of the tenant’s right of first refusal that the tenant inform the landlord in writing of any change of address.  2006, c. 17, s. 53 (4).

(4) This section, as it reads immediately before the day subsection 19 (4) of the Rental Fairness Act, 2017 comes into force, continues to apply if the previous application referred to in paragraph 1 of subsection (1) is made before that day, regardless of whether the resulting settlement or order is mediated or made before, on or after that day. 2017, c. 13, s. 19 (4).

24 A landlord shall not alter the locking system on a door giving entry to a rental unit or residential complex or cause the locking system to be altered during the tenant’s occupancy of the rental unit without giving the tenant replacement keys.  2006, c. 17, s. 24.

2. “The non-profit housing co-operative or the member shall pay to the other any sum of money that is owed as a result of this order.” 2013, c. 3, s. 47.

(6) If, before the eviction order becomes enforceable, the tenant pays the amount due under subsection (4) either in whole to the landlord or in part to the landlord and in part to the Board, the tenant may make a motion to the Board, without notice to the landlord, for an order determining that the tenant has paid the full amount due under subsection (4) and confirming that the eviction order is void under subsection (4).  2006, c. 17, s. 74 (6).

(e) providing that a person who contravenes or fails to comply with a vital services by-law is guilty of an offence for each day or part of a day on which the offence occurs or continues;

(a) the landlord is in serious breach of the landlord’s responsibilities under this Act or of any material covenant in the tenancy agreement;

2. Authorize a repair or replacement that has been or is to be made, or work that has been or is to be done, and order its cost to be paid by the landlord to the tenant.

(c) if the information is received after a hearing with respect to the application has begun, the Board shall not issue an order until the fine, fee or costs have been paid and may discontinue the application in such circumstances as may be specified in the Rules.  2006, c. 17, s. 196 (1); 2013, c. 3, s. 43 (1).

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(9) If a tenant who is subject to a rent increase under subsection (5) seasonally ceases to use the air conditioner, the landlord shall decrease the rent charged to the tenant by the amount of the increase. 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 1.

4. prescribing persons that are to be included or are not to be included in the definition of “tenant” in subsection 2 (1) and exempting any such persons from any provision of this Act specified in the regulation;

(11) A tenant may make a motion to the Board, on notice to the landlord, to set aside an eviction order referred to in subsection (3) if, after the order becomes enforceable but before it is executed, the tenant pays an amount to the landlord or to the Board and files an affidavit sworn by the tenant stating that the amount, together with any amounts previously paid to the landlord or to the Board, is at least the sum of the following amounts:

(4) A tenant who receives notice of termination under subsection (1) or (2) may, at any time before the date specified in the notice, terminate the tenancy, effective on a specified date earlier than the date set out in the landlord’s notice.  2006, c. 17, s. 49 (4).

(a) monitor compliance with the prescribed maintenance standards as they apply to residential complexes located in the local municipality;

63 (1) Despite section 62, a landlord may give a tenant notice of termination of the tenancy that provides a termination date not earlier than the 10th day after the notice is given if the tenant, another occupant of the rental unit or a person whom the tenant permits in the residential complex,

(2) A tenant who wishes to have a right of first refusal shall give the landlord notice in writing before vacating the rental unit.  2006, c. 17, s. 53 (2).

(1.0.1) Despite subsection (1), a notice or document is sufficiently given to a tenant or former tenant who is no longer in possession of a rental unit,

(6) Sections 159 and 160 of the Provincial Offences Act apply with necessary modifications with respect to any thing seized under this section.  2006, c. 17, s. 231 (6).

(b) uses the rental unit or the residential complex in a manner that is inconsistent with use as residential premises and that causes or can reasonably be expected to cause damage that is significantly greater than the damage that is required in order to give a notice of termination under clause (a) or subsection 62 (1).  2006, c. 17, s. 63 (1).

1 The purposes of this Act are to provide protection for residential tenants from unlawful rent increases and unlawful evictions, to establish a framework for the regulation of residential rents, to balance the rights and responsibilities of residential landlords and tenants and to provide for the adjudication of disputes and for other processes to informally resolve disputes.  2006, c. 17, s. 1.

(f) any amount spent by a municipality under subsection 219 (1) or any administrative fee applied to that amount under subsection 219 (2), or

(d.1) provides false or misleading information in connection with the giving of a notice under subsection 47.1 (1) or 47.2 (1);

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, section 57 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection: (See: 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 4 (1))

98 (1) A tenant or former tenant of a rental unit may apply to the Board for an order determining that the landlord has arbitrarily or unreasonably withheld consent to the assignment or sublet of a rental unit to a potential assignee or subtenant.  2006, c. 17, s. 98 (1).

(5) An agreement under this section may come into force no earlier than six days after it has been signed.  2006, c. 17, s. 121 (5).

(4) The certificate of the clerk of the local municipality as to the amount spent is proof, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, of the amount.  2006, c. 17, s. 219 (4).

149 If there is more than one tenancy agreement for a rental unit in a care home, the provisions of Part VII apply with respect to each tenancy agreement as if it were an agreement for a separate rental unit.  2006, c. 17, s. 149; 2017, c. 13, s. 26.

140 (1) Before entering into a tenancy agreement with a new tenant in a care home, the landlord shall give to the new tenant an information package containing the prescribed information.  2006, c. 17, s. 140 (1).

209 (1) Except where this Act provides otherwise, and subject to section 21.2 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, an order of the Board is final and binding.  2006, c. 17, s. 209 (1).

(10) If a meter or a suite meter is installed in respect of a rental unit, a landlord shall comply with the electricity conservation and efficiency obligations referred to in subsection (9) in such other circumstances as are prescribed.  2010, c. 8, s. 39 (1).

(b) obtaining written information from the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation with respect to the value of the mobile home for assessment purposes and complying with subsection (1), if clause (2) (b) applied.  2006, c. 17, s. 155 (4).

(3) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to deprive a tenant of the right to apply for and get relief in an application under section 122 within the time period set out in that section.  2006, c. 17, s. 136 (3).

(3) A notice under subsection (1) shall be given at least 28 days before the date the termination is specified to be effective. 2016, c. 2, Sched. 6, s. 1.

(b) the notice of termination is given on or after the day the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 receives Royal Assent and section 55 does not apply;

3. The amount of other unpaid housing charges, other than any refundable amounts, lawfully owing by the member. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

(b) by causing a notice to be published in a newspaper having general circulation in the locality in which the mobile home park is located.  2006, c. 17, s. 162 (2).

iii. identify the person who is alleged to have committed the sexual violence or the act or omission, either by name or by the person’s relationship to the tenant or the child residing with the tenant, or

(a) is made on or after the day section 13 of Schedule 4 to the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 comes into force; or

22. prescribing services, facilities, privileges, accommodations and things for the purposes of paragraph 2 of subsection 123 (1);

“land lease home” means a dwelling, other than a mobile home, that is a permanent structure where the owner of the dwelling leases the land used or intended for use as the site for the dwelling; (“maison à bail foncier”)

(3) A landlord or a non-profit housing co-operative may combine several applications relating to a given tenant or member into one application, but a landlord may not combine an application for a rent increase with any other application. 2013, c. 3, s. 40.

85 An order evicting a person shall have the same effect, and shall be enforced in the same manner, as a writ of possession.  2006, c. 17, s. 85.

(b) the Minister may maintain in his or her name one or more accounts with an entity referred to in subsection 2 (2) of the Financial Administration Act, and place the money paid to the Minister under clause (a) into any of those accounts, subject to the same trusts on which the money was paid to the Board. 2013, c. 3, s. 38.

(12) Subsection (3), other than paragraphs 1 and 2, applies with necessary modifications with respect to a window or portable air conditioner installed by a tenant in a rental unit before the day section 1 of Schedule 7 to the Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act, 2023 comes into force, subject to subsection (13). 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 1.

(3) The largest rent increase that can be agreed to under this section for a rental unit that is not a mobile home or a land lease home or a site for either is equal to the sum of the guideline and 3 per cent of the previous year’s lawful rent.  2006, c. 17, s. 194 (3); 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 30 (3).

(4) A tenant who receives notice of termination under subsection (1) may, at any time before the date specified in the notice, terminate the tenancy, effective on a specified date earlier than the date set out in the landlord’s notice.  2006, c. 17, s. 50 (4).

(a) to an employee in the Ministry, an investigator appointed under section 229 or any other representative of the Ministry, in connection with the investigation or prosecution of an alleged offence under this Act;

(i) the member did not give written notice of his or her intention to terminate his or her membership and occupancy rights under section 171.8.1 of the Co-operative Corporations Act or the member withdrew the notice of intention to terminate with the consent of the board of directors,

(a) authorize the use of another document, which may be unsworn, from that person with respect to that specified statement or specified information; and

173 Despite section 4.3 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, if the term of office of a member of the Board who has participated in a hearing expires before a decision is given, the term shall be deemed to continue for four weeks, but only for the purpose of participating in the decision and for no other purpose.  2006, c. 17, s. 173.

(4) For greater certainty, a reasonable inspection by a landlord for the purpose of determining compliance with paragraph 3, 4 or 5 of subsection (3) is a circumstance for which a landlord may enter a rental unit under paragraph 4 of subsection 27 (1) of the Act. 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 1.

(a) the reason for the application being brought is that the member has attempted to secure or enforce his or her legal rights;

(c) reducing the rent, in the prescribed circumstances and in accordance with the prescribed rules, by an amount that accounts for the cost of electricity consumption and related costs.  2010, c. 8, s. 39 (1).

(b) if the information is received after the application has been filed but before a hearing is held, the Board shall stay the proceeding until the fee, fine or costs have been paid and may discontinue the application in such circumstances as may be specified in the Rules;

(11) Sections 110, 116, 119 and 120 and any order under paragraph 6 of subsection 30 (1) do not apply with respect to a rent increase under this section. 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 1.

88.2 (1) A landlord may apply to the Board for an order requiring a tenant or former tenant to pay costs described in subsection (4) if,

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection 206 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following clause: (See: 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 8)

(3) The notice of termination under subsection (1) is void if the tenant, within seven days after receiving the notice, stops the conduct or activity or corrects the omission.  2006, c. 17, s. 64 (3).

6.2 prescribing requirements that an agreement must meet for the purposes of paragraph 5 of subsection 5.1 (3) or clause 5.1 (4) (b);

(c) the landlord gave a notice of termination under section 50 in bad faith, the former tenant vacated the rental unit as a result of the notice or as a result of an application to or order made by the Board based on the notice, and the landlord did not demolish, convert or repair or renovate the rental unit within a reasonable time after the former tenant vacated the rental unit.  2006, c. 17, s. 57 (1).

1. prescribing circumstances under which one or more rental units that form part of a residential complex, rather than the entire residential complex, are care homes for the purposes of the definition of “care home” in subsection 2 (1);

3. Despite subsections (2) and (3), section 133 continues to apply with respect to an application that was made by the tenant of the rental unit under that section before the commencement date and was not finally determined before that date.

(b) out-of-pocket expenses described in subsection (4), even if the expenses were incurred before that day. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 20.

5.2 (1) This Act does not apply with respect to a rental unit that is a site on which a land lease home is located, if all of the following requirements are met:

(ii) the living accommodation does not have its own self-contained bathroom and kitchen facilities or is not intended for year-round occupancy by full-time students or staff and members of their households;

(2) The Board may extend or shorten the time requirements with respect to any matter in its proceedings, other than the prescribed time requirements, in accordance with the Rules.  2006, c. 17, s. 190 (2).

(ii) an act or omission or threatened act or omission that caused the tenant or the child to fear for his or her own safety or the child’s safety,

(12) Subsection (11) does not apply if the tenant has previously made a motion under that subsection during the period of the tenant’s tenancy agreement with the landlord.  2006, c. 17, s. 74 (12).

(b) if the person is a landlord, by handing it to an employee of the landlord exercising authority in respect of the residential complex to which the notice or document relates;

242 (1) Despite the repeal of the Tenant Protection Act, 1997 but subject to the other provisions of this section, that Act shall be deemed to be continued in force for the purpose only of continuing and finally disposing of applications that were made under that Act before that Act was repealed, including any appeals, motions or other steps in those applications.  2006, c. 17, s. 242 (1).

31 (1) If the Board determines that a landlord, a superintendent or an agent of a landlord has done one or more of the activities set out in paragraphs 2 to 6 of subsection 29 (1), the Board may,

(2) A landlord shall compensate a tenant who receives notice of termination of a tenancy under section 50 for the purpose of repairs or renovations in an amount equal to the rent for the lesser of three months and the period the unit is under repair or renovation if,

(2) This Part applies with necessary modifications with respect to tenancies in land lease communities, as if the tenancies were in mobile home parks.  2006, c. 17, s. 152 (2).

(a) if satisfied that the tenant paid the full amount due under subsection (4) before the eviction order became enforceable, refuse to set aside the order made under subsection (6);

(6) The respondent may make a motion to the Board, on notice to the applicant, to have the order under subsection (4) set aside within 10 days after the order is issued.  2006, c. 17, s. 77 (6).

(c) in the case of a demolition, it was not ordered to be carried out under the authority of any other Act.  2006, c. 17, s. 52.

(2) The purpose of subsection (1) is to authorize the Board to waive or defer fees charged under section 181 for low-income individuals in appropriate circumstances. 2013, c. 3, s. 36.

(5) Copies of or extracts from documents and things removed under this section and certified as being true copies of or extracts from the originals by the person who made them are admissible in evidence to the same extent as and have the same evidentiary value as the originals.  2006, c. 17, s. 230 (5).

(b) the landlord gave a notice of termination under section 49 in bad faith, the former tenant vacated the rental unit as a result of the notice or as a result of an application to or order made by the Board based on the notice, and no person referred to in clause 49 (1) (a), (b), (c) or (d) or 49 (2) (a), (b), (c) or (d) occupied the rental unit within a reasonable time after the former tenant vacated the rental unit; or

(4) In a circumstance described in paragraph 5 of subsection 94.2 (1), the notice of termination shall provide a termination date not earlier than,

(a) refuse to consider the party’s submissions and evidence respecting the matter regarding which there was a failure to comply; or

(2) If the notice is given by a landlord, it shall also set out the reasons and details respecting the termination and inform the tenant that,

“Minister” means the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing or such other member of the Executive Council to whom responsibility for the administration of this Act, or any Part or provision of this Act, may be assigned or transferred under the Executive Council Act; (“ministre”)

(3) Subsection (1) does not prevent the landlord to whom a notice is given with respect to a rental unit under subsection 47.2 (1) from disclosing the following information to any tenant referred to in subsection 47.2 (8) after the termination date specified in the notice and after the joint tenant or tenants have vacated the rental unit in accordance with the notice:

2. An order determining that the landlord, superintendent or agent of the landlord has withheld the reasonable supply of any vital service, care service or food that it is the landlord’s obligation to supply under the tenancy agreement or deliberately interfered with the reasonable supply of any vital service, care service or food.

i. the reasonable costs that the tenant has incurred or will incur in repairing or, where repairing is not reasonable, replacing property of the tenant that was damaged, destroyed or disposed of as a result of the landlord’s breach, and

(2) No application may be made under subsection (1) more than one year after the day the alleged conduct giving rise to the application occurred.  2006, c. 17, s. 98 (2).

(4) An increase in rent is void if the landlord has not given the notice required by this section, and the landlord must give a new notice before the landlord can take the increase.  2006, c. 17, s. 116 (4).

(6) Subsections (1) to (4) apply with necessary modifications to a person to whom a landlord discloses, as provided in subsection (5), the fact that notice has been given with respect to a rental unit under subsection 47.1 (1) or 47.2 (1), the notice or accompanying documentation or any information included in the notice or accompanying documentation. 2016, c. 2, Sched. 6, s. 1.

(b) the landlord gives notice to the tenant of the rental unit and to the Board of the landlord’s intention to dispose of the property.  2006, c. 17, s. 42 (1).

(iv) the member did not give notice to terminate his or her membership and occupancy rights under section 171.9.1 of the Co-operative Corporations Act;

2. If the notice of rent increase is given on or after April 20, 2017 and the new rent takes effect before the exemption repeal date, then, despite the rent increase having taken effect, the following rules apply:

(b) the amount charged by the landlord for the prescribed services and facilities or the prescribed privilege, accommodation or thing shall not be included in the rent charged to the tenant. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 26.

11. A notice of termination was given to the member for a circumstance described in paragraph 6, 8 or 10 and more than seven days but less than six months after the notice was given, an activity takes place, conduct occurs or a situation arises that constitutes the same circumstance under which the previous notice of termination was given. 2013, c. 3, s. 31; 2017, c. 13, s. 18.

2. A rental unit in a designated housing project as defined in the Housing Services Act, 2011 that is owned, operated or managed by a service manager or local housing corporation as defined in that Act.

(5) A landlord shall not arbitrarily or unreasonably refuse consent to an assignment of a rental unit to a potential assignee under clause (3) (b).  2006, c. 17, s. 95 (5).

(i) a copy of an order described in clause 47.3 (1) (a), (b) or (c) and issued not more than 90 days before the date the notice is given, or

(3) An order under this section takes effect on a date determined in accordance with the prescribed rules.  2006, c. 17, s. 133 (3).

8. The conduct of the member, another occupant of the member unit or a person permitted in the residential complex by the member is such that it substantially interferes with the reasonable enjoyment of the residential complex for all usual purposes by the co-operative or another member of the co-operative or occupant of the residential complex or substantially interferes with another lawful right, privilege or interest of the co-operative or another such member or occupant.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to Part V.1.  The purpose of Part V.1 is to provide protection to members of non-profit housing co-operatives from unlawful evictions under this Act and to allow non-profit housing co-operatives and their members access to the framework established under this Act for the adjudication of disputes related to the termination of occupancy in a member unit of a non-profit housing co-operative.  2013, c. 3, s. 20.

48.1 A landlord shall compensate a tenant in an amount equal to one month’s rent or offer the tenant another rental unit acceptable to the tenant if the landlord gives the tenant a notice of termination of the tenancy under section 48. 2017, c. 13, s. 8.

(8) Any rent deposit paid to the landlord or a former landlord in respect of the tenancy shall enure to the benefit of the tenant or tenants who did not give the notice under subsection (1) and any tenant in respect of whom the notice becomes void under  subsection (5). 2016, c. 2, Sched. 6, s. 1.

(3) If a tenancy agreement entered into on or after June 17, 1998 is not in writing, the landlord shall, within 21 days after the tenancy begins, give to the tenant written notice of the legal name and address of the landlord to be used for giving notices and other documents under this Act.  2006, c. 17, s. 12 (3).

(7) Subsections (5) and (6) apply with respect to an application under clause (1) (a) if the application is made on or after the day section 10 of the Rental Fairness Act, 2017 comes into force and is based on a notice of termination given under section 48 on or after that day. 2017, c. 13, s. 10.

(5) If, before the eviction order becomes enforceable, the tenant pays the amount specified in the order under clause (3) (b) to the Board, an employee in the Board shall issue a notice to the tenant and the landlord acknowledging that the eviction order is void under subsection (4).  2006, c. 17, s. 74 (5); 2013, c. 3, s. 27 (1).

(4) The date for termination specified in the tenant’s notice shall be at least 10 days after the date the tenant’s notice is given.  2006, c. 17, s. 48 (4).

(3) Where money has been paid to the Board in trust and no provision is made for paying it out elsewhere in this Act, it shall be paid out to the person entitled to receive it, together with interest at the prescribed rate. 2013, c. 3, s. 38.

(6) Copies of documents produced under this section are not required to be returned to the person who provided them. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 32.

(7) Subsection (6.1) applies with respect to an application under clause (1) (a) if the application is made on or after the day subsection 4 (1) of Schedule 7 to the Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act, 2023 comes into force. 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 4 (2).

27 (1) A landlord may enter a rental unit in accordance with written notice given to the tenant at least 24 hours before the time of entry under the following circumstances:

2. The rental unit is entirely located in an addition to a building, mobile home park or land lease community and no part of the addition was occupied for residential purposes on or before November 15, 2018. 2018, c. 17, Sched. 36, s. 1.

(3) If an inspector takes a sample under clause (1) (e) and has not divided the sample into two parts, a copy of any report on the sample shall be given to the person from whom the sample was taken.  2006, c. 17, s. 230 (3).

1.1 An order that the landlord pay a specified sum to the former tenant as general compensation in an amount not exceeding the equivalent of 12 months of the last rent charged to the former tenant. An order under this paragraph may be made regardless of whether the former tenant has incurred any actual expenses or whether an order is made under paragraph 2.

90. If a co-operative has given a notice of termination under paragraph 4 of subsection 94.2 (1), the co-operative may, at the same time as it makes an application to the Board to terminate the occupancy of the member unit and evict the member, also apply to the Board for an order for the payment of money the member would have been required to pay if the member had not misrepresented his or her income or that of other members of his or her family, so long as the application is made while the member is in possession of the member unit.

(iii) orders a landlord not to breach an obligation under subsection 41 (2) or (3) again.  2006, c. 17, s. 234; 2009, c. 33, Sched. 21, s. 11 (9); 2010, c. 8, s. 39 (2); 2013, c. 3, s. 54; 2016, c. 2, Sched. 6, s. 3; 2017, c. 13, s. 29; 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 34.

(2) In determining the good faith of the landlord in an application described in subsection (1), the Board may consider any evidence the Board considers relevant that relates to the landlord’s previous use of notices of termination under section 48, 49 or 50 in respect of the same or a different rental unit. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 13.

(3) In a circumstance described in paragraph 4 of subsection 94.2 (1), the notice of termination shall provide a termination date not earlier than the 20th day after the notice is given. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

(4) If the landlord fails to participate in the mediation, the Board may dismiss the landlord’s application.  2006, c. 17, s. 148 (4).

94.4 (1) In a circumstance described in paragraph 1 or 2 of subsection 94.2 (1), the notice of termination shall provide a termination date not earlier than the 60th day after the notice is given and the termination date shall be on the last day of a period of occupancy. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

(4) If an application is made under this section that includes a claim for capital expenditures, the landlord shall make information that accompanies the application under subsection 185 (1) available to the tenants of the residential complex in accordance with the prescribed rules.  2006, c. 17, s. 126 (4).

4. The member unit is in a residential complex described in paragraph 1, 2 or 3 of subsection 7 (1) and the member has knowingly and materially misrepresented his or her income or that of other members of his or her household.

(f) on its own motion and on notice to the parties, amend an application if the Board considers it appropriate to do so and if amending the application would not be unfair to any party.  2006, c. 17, s. 201 (1); 2013, c. 3, s. 44; 2016, c. 25, Sched. 5, s. 4.

(b) permit automatic debiting of the tenant’s or prospective tenant’s account at a financial institution, automatic charging of a credit card or any other form of automatic payment for the payment of rent.  2006, c. 17, s. 108; 2009, c. 33, Sched. 21, s. 11 (3, 4).

4.1 The amount of unpaid housing charges, other than any refundable amounts, payable by the member as allowed by the Board in an application by the co-operative under section 94.14.

i. At the time the rental unit was first occupied as a residential unit described in paragraph 2, the owner or one of the owners, as applicable, lived in another residential unit in the detached house, semi-detached house or row house.

(8) A capital expenditure to replace a system or thing is not an eligible capital expenditure for the purposes of this section if the system or thing that was replaced did not require major repair or replacement, unless the replacement of the system or thing promotes,

1. If the settlement or order requires the tenant to pay some or all of the arrears of rent, the amount of any additional arrears of rent arising after the date of the settlement or order.

117 (1) Despite section 116 but subject to subsections (3) and (4), if an order was issued under paragraph 6 of subsection 30 (1) and a new tenancy agreement was entered into while the order remained in effect, no notice of rent increase is required for the landlord to charge an amount that the landlord would have been entitled to charge in the absence of the order.  2006, c. 17, s. 117 (1).

38 (1) If a tenancy agreement for a fixed term ends and has not been renewed or terminated, the landlord and tenant shall be deemed to have renewed it as a monthly tenancy agreement containing the same terms and conditions that are in the expired tenancy agreement and subject to any increases in rent charged in accordance with this Act.  2006, c. 17, s. 38 (1).

232 (1) No proceeding for damages shall be commenced against an investigator or inspector appointed by the Minister, against a member of the Board or against a public servant employed under Part III of the Public Service of Ontario Act, 2006 for any act done in good faith in the performance or intended performance of any duty or in the exercise or intended exercise of any power under this Act or for any neglect or default in the performance or exercise in good faith of such a duty or power. 2013, c. 3, s. 53; 2016, c. 25, Sched. 5, s. 10.

(3) If, in an application under subsection (1), the Board finds that the landlord has not complied with section 114, the Board may order the landlord to pay to the Board an administrative fine not exceeding the greater of $10,000 and the monetary jurisdiction of the Small Claims Court.  2006, c. 17, s. 115 (3).

(a) order that the landlord, superintendent or agent may not engage in any further activities listed in those paragraphs against any of the tenants in the residential complex;

(c) the landlord gives the tenant a notice of termination under section 50 less than two years after the date of the severance.  2006, c. 17, s. 55.

14. prescribing conditions applicable to discounts referred to in subsection 111 (2) or paragraph 1 of subsection 111 (2.1);

(b) the additional regular monthly housing charges that would have been due as at the date of payment by the member had notice of termination not been given. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

(b) an increase taken under subsection (2) shall be deemed to have been taken at the time the landlord would have been entitled to take it if the order under paragraph 8 of subsection 30 (1) had not been issued.  2006, c. 17, s. 117 (5).

(10) In a circumstance described in paragraph 11 of subsection 94.2 (1), the notice of termination shall provide a termination date not earlier than the 14th day after the notice is given. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

189.1 (1) For an application to the Board under section 226 for the review of a work order issued by an inspector appointed by a local municipality, the applicant shall, within the time set out in the Rules, give the local municipality,

(2) A notice of termination under this section shall provide a termination date not earlier than the 10th day after the notice is given and shall set out the grounds for termination.  2006, c. 17, s. 66 (2).

(d) the tenant asks the landlord to consent to an assignment of the rental unit to a potential assignee and the landlord does not respond within seven days after the request is made.  2006, c. 17, s. 95 (4).

(n) does anything to prevent a tenant of a care home from obtaining care services from a person of the tenant’s choice contrary to clause 147 (a);

(7) A tenant who makes a motion under subsection (6) shall provide the Board with an affidavit setting out the details of any payments made to the landlord and with any supporting documents the tenant may have.  2006, c. 17, s. 74 (7).

(3) Any person who knowingly attempts to commit any offence referred to in subsection (1) or (2) is guilty of an offence. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

71 Subject to section 70 and subsection 74 (1), a landlord who has served a notice of termination may apply immediately to the Board under section 69 for an order terminating the tenancy and evicting the tenant.  2006, c. 17, s. 71.

(2.1) An application that was made under subsection (1) before the day subsection 10 (1) of Schedule 4 to the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 comes into force and was not finally determined before that day is deemed to comply with subsection (2), as it reads on that day, if the application was made more than one year, but not more than two years, after the former tenant vacated the rental unit. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 10 (2).

(2) No application may be made under subsection (1) more than one year after the day the alleged conduct giving rise to the application occurred.  2006, c. 17, s. 29 (2).

(4) The Committee shall adopt the rules and guidelines by simple majority, subject to the right of the Chair to veto the adoption of any rule or guideline.  2006, c. 17, s. 176 (4).

57.1 (1) The Board may make an order described in subsection 57 (3) if, on application by a former tenant of a rental unit, the Board determines that the landlord was required to afford the former tenant a right of first refusal under section 53 and failed to do so. 2017, c. 13, s. 11.

(3) If the Board makes an order requiring payment under subsection (1) and for the termination of the tenancy, the Board shall set off against the amount required to be paid by the tenant the amount of any rent deposit or interest on a rent deposit that would be owing to the tenant on termination. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 19.

(3) A notice under section 47, 58 or 144 to terminate a yearly tenancy shall be given at least 60 days before the date the termination is specified to be effective and that date shall be on the last day of a yearly period on which the tenancy is based.  2006, c. 17, s. 44 (3).

105 (1) The only security deposit that a landlord may collect is a rent deposit collected in accordance with section 106.  2006, c. 17, s. 105 (1).

1. The member has persistently failed to pay the regular monthly housing charges on the date they became due and payable.

(i) an extraordinary increase in the cost for municipal taxes and charges as described in paragraph 1 of subsection 126 (1), if the increase in rent is permitted by an order of the Board that was issued before the day the Helping Tenants and Small Businesses Act, 2020 receives Royal Assent,

(2) The agreement shall set out what has been agreed to with respect to care services and meals and the charges for them.  2006, c. 17, s. 139 (2).

16. prescribing rules for the purpose of subsection 111 (3) for calculating the lawful rent which may be charged where a landlord provides a tenant with a discount in rent at the beginning of, or during, a tenancy, and prescribing different rules for different types of discounts;

(3) If the Board determines, in an application under paragraph 5 of subsection 29 (1), that the landlord, superintendent or agent of the landlord has altered the locking system on a door giving entry to the rental unit or the residential complex, or caused the locking system to be altered, during the tenant’s occupancy of the rental unit without giving the tenant replacement keys, and if the Board is satisfied that the rental unit is vacant, the Board may, in addition to the remedies set out in subsections (1) and (2), order that the landlord allow the tenant to recover possession of the rental unit and that the landlord refrain from renting the unit to anyone else.  2006, c. 17, s. 31 (3).

(a) housing charges that have been established by a resolution of the members of a non-profit housing co-operative or, where authorized by the by-laws of the co-operative, by the board of directors of the co-operative;

(a) at the end of the 15th day after the day it is issued if it is not filed within those 15 days with the sheriff who has territorial jurisdiction where the rental unit is located; or

(5) Subsections (1) to (3) apply, with necessary modifications, to any printout of the electronic version of a certificate, statement, document, order or record referred to in those subsections that is stored or maintained by the Board in an electronic format, if the printout is certified as a true copy of the electronic version by the person who made the printout. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 37.

(11) If the Board is satisfied that an order permitting the rent charged to be increased by more than the guideline is justified and that the percentage increase justified, in whole or in part, by operating costs related to security services and by eligible capital expenditures is more than 3 per cent,

(l) coerces a tenant of a mobile home park or land lease community to enter into an agency agreement for the sale or lease of their mobile home or land lease home or requires an agency agreement as a condition of entering into a tenancy agreement.  2006, c. 17, s. 233; 2016, c. 2, Sched. 6, s. 2; 2017, c. 13, s. 28; 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 33.

206 (1) Where a landlord has made an application under section 69 for an order terminating a tenancy and evicting the tenant based on a notice of termination under section 59 or an application for payment of arrears of rent, or both, the Board may make an order including terms of payment without holding a hearing if,

(11.1) The Board shall refuse to accept for filing a motion under subsection (11), if the tenant has not complied with all the requirements of that subsection. 2017, c. 13, s. 15 (1).

(3) The Board shall not make an order terminating the tenancy and evicting the tenant relying on clause (1) (b) if it is satisfied that the animal kept by the tenant did not cause or contribute to the allergic reaction.  2006, c. 17, s. 76 (3).

124 An agreement under section 121 or 123 is void if it has been entered into as a result of coercion or as a result of a false, incomplete or misleading representation by the landlord or an agent of the landlord.  2006, c. 17, s. 124.

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection 241 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraph: (See: 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 10)

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection 57.1 (2) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted: (See: 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 5 (2))

(5) This section does not authorize a landlord to give a notice of termination of a tenancy with respect to a rental unit unless,

(b) for furnishing copies of forms, notices or documents filed with or issued by the Board or otherwise in the possession of the Board; or

(3) In an application under subsection (1), the landlord may also request that the Board make an order for payment under subsection (7) if the following criteria are satisfied:

225 (1) If an inspector is satisfied that the landlord of a residential complex has not complied with a prescribed maintenance standard that applies to the residential complex, the inspector may make and give to the landlord a work order requiring the landlord to comply with the prescribed maintenance standard.  2006, c. 17, s. 225 (1).

(4) Subsection (3) applies with respect to a tenancy agreement referred to in that subsection even if the agreement was entered into before the day the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 receives Royal Assent. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 4.

(a) a notice of termination given under section 48 on or after the day section 13 of the Rental Fairness Act, 2017 comes into force, unless the landlord has filed with the Board an affidavit sworn by the person who personally requires the rental unit certifying that the person in good faith requires the rental unit for his or her own personal use for a period of at least one year; or

(2) If a notice of termination is given under section 50 with respect to a tenancy agreement between the landlord and a tenant who owns a mobile home and the tenant is entitled to compensation under section 52, 54 or 55, the amount of the compensation shall, despite those sections, be equal to the lesser of the following amounts:

(c) require the tenant, within seven days, to stop the conduct or activity or correct the omission set out in the notice.  2006, c. 17, s. 64 (2).

(2) Despite subsection 3 (1) and subject to subsection (3), a settlement agreed to under this section may contain provisions that contravene any provision under this Act.  2006, c. 17, s. 194 (2); 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 30 (2).

(i) living accommodation whose occupant or occupants are required to share a bathroom or kitchen facility with the owner, the owner’s spouse, child or parent or the spouse’s child or parent, and where the owner, spouse, child or parent lives in the building in which the living accommodation is located;

(18) A provision in a tenancy agreement which purports to provide that a tenant has consented or will consent to the termination of the obligation of the landlord to supply electricity to the rental unit on a future date or otherwise purports to provide terms which are inconsistent with the provisions contained in this section is void.  2010, c. 8, s. 39 (1).

(d) a person who provides or will provide care services to the purchaser, the purchaser’s spouse, or a child or parent of the purchaser or the purchaser’s spouse, if the person receiving the care services resides or will reside in the building, related group of buildings, mobile home park or land lease community in which the rental unit is located.  2006, c. 17, s. 49 (2); 2021, c. 4, Sched. 11, s. 31 (1).

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply with respect to an increase in rent if the tenant has, within one year after the date the increase was first charged, made an application in which the validity of the rent increase is in issue. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 24.

118 A tenant who does not give a landlord notice of termination of a tenancy under section 47 after receiving notice of an intended rent increase under section 116 shall be deemed to have accepted whatever rent increase would be allowed under this Act after the landlord and the tenant have exercised their rights under this Act.  2006, c. 17, s. 118.

182.4 In this Part, “housing charges”, “member” and “regular monthly housing charges” have the same meanings as in Part V.1. 2013, c. 3, s. 39.

(c) if the tenant has previously made a motion under subsection (11) during the period of the tenant’s tenancy agreement with the landlord, inform the tenant and the landlord that the tenant is not entitled to make another motion under that subsection during the period of the agreement.  2006, c. 17, s. 74 (3).

(6) If, on application by a former tenant, the Board determines that a landlord has breached an obligation under subsection (2) or (3), the Board may do one or more of the following:

(a) immediately before the exemption repeal date, was exempt from section 120 under subsection 6 (2), as that section read immediately before that date; and

47.2 (1) A joint tenant may terminate his or her interest in a monthly or yearly tenancy or in a tenancy for a fixed term by giving notice of termination to the landlord in accordance with this section if,

(2) Sections 120, 121, 122, 126, 127, 129, 131, 132, 133, 165 and 167 do not apply on and after the commencement date with respect to a rental unit if the requirements set out in one of the following paragraphs are met:

13 (1) The term or period of a tenancy begins on the day the tenant is entitled to occupy the rental unit under the tenancy agreement.  2006, c. 17, s. 13 (1).

94.2 (1) After terminating a member’s membership and occupancy rights in a non-profit housing co-operative under section 171.8 of the Co-operative Corporations Act, the co-operative may give the member notice of termination of the member’s occupancy of a member unit under this Act in any of the following circumstances:

(b) require or attempt to require a tenant or prospective tenant to pay any consideration for goods or services as a condition for granting the tenancy or continuing to permit occupancy of a rental unit if that consideration is in addition to the rent the tenant is lawfully required to pay to the landlord; or

(2) The Board may make an order under subsection (1) on an application described in that subsection even if the application was made before the day section 14 of the Rental Fairness Act, 2017 comes into force. 2017, c. 13, s. 14.

89 (1) A landlord may apply to the Board for an order requiring a tenant or former tenant to pay reasonable costs that the landlord has incurred or will incur for the repair of or, where repairing is not reasonable, the replacement of damaged property if,

62 (1) A landlord may give a tenant notice of termination of the tenancy if the tenant, another occupant of the rental unit or a person whom the tenant permits in the residential complex wilfully or negligently causes undue damage to the rental unit or the residential complex.  2006, c. 17, s. 62 (1).

157 (1) This section applies if a tenancy agreement with respect to a mobile home contains a provision prohibiting the tenant from selling the mobile home without first offering to sell it to the landlord.  2006, c. 17, s. 157 (1).

(3) Without restricting the generality of subsection (1), the Board shall refuse to grant the application where satisfied that,

245 (1) The Board shall provide any information it received under subsection 157 (3) of the Tenant Protection Act, 1997 to members of the public on request.  2006, c. 17, s. 245 (1).

(a) a site for a mobile home or site on which there is a land lease home used or intended for use as rented residential premises, and

(4) This section, as it reads on the day section 16 of Schedule 4 to the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 comes into force, applies to any hearing held after that day that relates to an application that was filed before that day. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 16.

3. The member has not given a written notice under paragraph 1 of subsection 171.9 (3) of the Co-operative Corporations Act that he or she wishes to continue his or her membership and occupancy rights.

(b) after the tenant or all the joint tenants, as applicable, have vacated the rental unit in accordance with the notice; or

ii. the rules that apply to the occupant’s participation in the program, other than the rules described in subparagraph 2 v,

iii. an act or omission prescribed for the purposes of clause (1) (f) has been committed against the tenant or a child residing with the tenant.

2. Despite subsections (2) and (3), section 132 continues to apply with respect to an application that was made by the landlord or the tenant of the rental unit under that section before the commencement date and was not finally determined before that date.

(b) a tenant sublets the rental unit to a person who is not a student of a post-secondary educational institution that is a party to the agreement with the landlord.  2006, c. 17, s. 37 (10).

(6) If the Board finds that the landlord is entitled to an order under subsection (1), the Board may make an order terminating the tenancy and evicting the tenant.  2006, c. 17, s. 78 (6).

1. The agreement must state that the provider of the living accommodation intends that the living accommodation be exempt from this Act and must also state that the occupant may apply to the Board under section 9 of this Act for a determination of whether this Act applies with respect to the living accommodation.

“tenancy agreement” means a written, oral or implied agreement between a tenant and a landlord for occupancy of a rental unit and includes a licence to occupy a rental unit; (“convention de location”)

199 The Board may order that an application be severed and each severed part dealt with as though it were a separate application under this Act if,

(6) For greater certainty, nothing in this section exempts living accommodation that is subject to a tenancy to which this Act applies, unless the tenancy has first been terminated in accordance with this Act. 2017, c. 13, s. 2.

(b) there is a municipal property standards by-law that applies to the residential complex and the prescribed circumstances apply. 2016, c. 25, Sched. 5, s. 5.

52 (1) A landlord shall compensate a tenant in an amount equal to three months rent or offer the tenant another rental unit acceptable to the tenant if,

(c) the amount of rent that the landlord may lawfully charge the new tenant after the prohibition in the order made under paragraph 6, 7 or 8 of subsection 30 (1) ends;

158 (1) A landlord shall not prevent a tenant who owns a mobile home from placing in a window of the mobile home a sign that the home is for sale, unless the landlord does so in accordance with subsection (2).  2006, c. 17, s. 158 (1).

(4) Subject to subsection (5), the exemption under subsection (2) or (3) does not apply with respect to a rental unit that is subject to a tenancy in respect of which a tenancy agreement was entered into on or before November 15, 2018. 2018, c. 17, Sched. 36, s. 1.

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection 72 (4) of the Act is amended by striking out “subsection (1), (1.1) or (2)” and substituting “subsection (1) or (2)”. (See: 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 6 (3))

204 (1) The Board may include in an order whatever conditions it considers fair in the circumstances.  2006, c. 17, s. 204 (1).

(6) The landlord shall give the tenant at least 72 hours notice of the offer to purchase the unit before accepting the offer.  2006, c. 17, s. 51 (6).

50 (1) A landlord may give notice of termination of a tenancy if the landlord requires possession of the rental unit in order to,

(e) takes any step to convert the rental unit, or the building containing the rental unit, to use for a purpose other than residential premises. 2017, c. 13, s. 10.

(2) The notice shall be in writing in the form approved by the Board and shall set out the landlord’s intention to increase the charge and the new charges for care services and meals.  2006, c. 17, s. 150 (2).

1. The amount of NSF cheque charges claimed by the co-operative and charged by financial institutions in respect of cheques tendered to the co-operative by or on behalf of the member, to the extent the co-operative has not been reimbursed for the charges.

1. The rental unit is located in a building, mobile home park or land lease community and no part of the building, mobile home park or land lease community was occupied for residential purposes on or before November 15, 2018.

231.1 (1) A provincial judge or justice of the peace may at any time issue a production order in the prescribed form to a person, other than a person under investigation for an offence, requiring the person to,

(2) The landlord shall include with the application an affidavit verifying the agreement or notice of termination, as the case may be.  2006, c. 17, s. 77 (2).

(i) in paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection 78 (3) and in paragraph 1 of subsection 78 (4) shall be read as “the regular monthly housing charges”,

(5) A copy of a document produced under this section, on proof by affidavit that it is a true copy, is admissible in evidence in any prosecution of a person for an offence under this Act and has the same probative force as the original document would have if it had been proved in the ordinary way. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 32.

“regular monthly housing charges” includes the amount of any consideration paid or given or required to be paid or given by or on behalf of a member to a co-operative or the co-operative’s agent for the right to occupy a member unit and for any services and facilities and any privilege, accommodation or thing that the co-operative provides for the member in respect of the occupancy of the member unit, whether or not a separate charge is made for services and facilities or for the privilege, accommodation or thing, but does not include one-time, occasional or irregular charges, deposits, penalties or fines; (“frais de logement mensuels ordinaires”)

(3) The installation and use of a window or portable air conditioner under subsection (1) is subject to the following conditions:

(3.1) For greater certainty, a failure to meet the requirements of clause (3) (b) with respect to a notice renders the notice void. 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 2.

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(3) If the Board makes an order requiring payment under subsection (1) and for the termination of the tenancy, the Board shall set off against the amount required to be paid by the tenant the amount of any rent deposit or interest on a rent deposit that would be owing to the tenant on termination. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 20.

(c) make an order lifting the stay of the order under subsection (4), effective immediately or on a future date specified in the order. 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection 241.1 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraph: (See: 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 11 (2))

(b) make an order setting aside the order under subsection (6), and any order made under subsection (7) or (7.1), if the Board is satisfied, having regard to all the circumstances, that it would not be unfair to set aside the order under subsection (6); or

(16) This section and any related regulations, as they read immediately before the day subsection 22 (1) of the Rental Fairness Act, 2017 comes into force, continue to apply with respect to applications for an above-guideline rent increase due in whole or in part to an extraordinary increase in the cost for utilities that are made before that day and have not been finally determined before that day. 2017, c. 13, s. 22 (8).

(ii) by handing it to a manager or co-ordinator of the co-operative exercising authority in respect of the residential complex, as defined in Part V.1, to which the notice or document relates; or

(16) Where a meter or suite meter is installed in respect of a rental unit and the tenant is responsible for the payment for the supply of electricity, sections 134 and 135 have no application to charges, fees or security deposits that are required to be paid for the supply of electricity and any amount paid for the supply of electricity shall not be considered to be an amount of consideration or a service that falls within the definition of “rent” in subsection 2 (1).  2010, c. 8, s. 39 (1).

(a) classify buildings or parts of buildings for the purposes of the by-law and designate the classes to which it applies;

(a) a site for a mobile home or on which there is a land lease home used or intended for use as a residential premises, and

(b) reasonable out-of-pocket moving, storage and other like expenses which the tenant has incurred or will incur.  2006, c. 17, s. 31 (2).

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(4) The Board shall not issue an eviction order in a proceeding regarding termination of a tenancy for the purposes of residential occupation, demolition, conversion to non-residential rental use, renovations or repairs until the landlord has complied with section 48.1, 49.1, 52, 54 or 55, as the case may be. 2017, c. 13, s. 17; 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 17 (1).

(b) in the case of a tenant or former tenant no longer in possession of the rental unit, the tenant or former tenant ceased to be in possession on or after the day subsection 21 (1) of Schedule 4 to the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 comes into force. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 21 (1).

(8) If a request to reopen is made under subsection (4), the Board shall not proceed to hear the merits of the application unless the Board is satisfied that the tenant failed to comply with a term of the order.  2006, c. 17, s. 206 (8).

(7) Subsections (4) and (5) do not apply to rental units in a residential complex with respect to which the landlord has entered into an agreement with one or more post-secondary educational institutions providing,

(1.1) In interpreting a provision of this Act with respect to a member unit of a non-profit housing co-operative, if a provision in Part V.1 conflicts with a provision in another Part of this Act, the provision in Part V.1 applies.  2013, c. 3, s. 22 (2).

(a) an amount charged under subsection (1) shall be deemed to have been charged at the time the landlord would have been entitled to charge it if the order under paragraph 6 of subsection 30 (1) had not been issued; and

(a) refuse to grant the application unless satisfied, having regard to all the circumstances, that it would be unfair to refuse; or

241.2 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations governing transitional matters that, in the opinion of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, are  necessary or advisable to deal with issues arising out of the amendments to this Act made by the Rental Fairness Act, 2017. 2017, c. 13, s. 32.

3. The tenant has not met one or more of the conditions described in subparagraph 2 i.  2006, c. 17, s. 78 (1); 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 15 (1).

(a) indicate whether or not the landlord has, within two years prior to filing the application, given any other notice under section 48, 49 or 50 in respect of the same or a different rental unit; and

(3) Subsection 5.1 (3) of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act does not apply to an application under section 126, 132 or 133.  2006, c. 17, s. 184 (3).

(4) If, before the 30 days have passed, the tenant notifies the landlord that he or she intends to remove property referred to in subsection (3), the tenant may remove the property within that 30-day period.  2006, c. 17, s. 42 (4).

(5) On an application by a co-operative under subsection (2), the Board may include the following amounts in determining the total amount owing to the co-operative by a member in respect of a member unit:

81 An order of the Board evicting a person from a rental unit expires six months after the day on which the order takes effect if it is not filed within those six months with the sheriff who has territorial jurisdiction where the rental unit is located.  2006, c. 17, s. 81.

(d) charges for work, services or non-emergency repairs performed by a municipality in relation to a landlord’s non-compliance with a by-law,

(a) that the date or time when the work is done or the manner in which it is carried out is intended to harass the tenant or interfere with the tenant’s reasonable enjoyment; or

3. The agreement must set out a process to address disputes between the occupant and the provider of the living accommodation which must,

(j) “rent deposit and interest on the deposit that would be owing to the tenant on the termination of the tenancy” in subsection 78 (8) shall be read as “damage deposit and other refundable amounts owing to the member on the termination of the member’s occupancy of the member unit”; and

(2) The landlord may apply to the Board, within 15 days after the tenant asks the landlord to consent to the assignment, for a determination of whether the landlord’s grounds for refusing consent are reasonable.  2006, c. 17, s. 159 (2).

(2) Despite subsection 8 (3) of the Crown Liability and Proceedings Act, 2019, subsection (1) does not relieve the Crown of any liability to which it would otherwise be subject.  2006, c. 17, s. 232 (2); 2019, c. 7, Sched. 17, s. 153.

(4) A production order may contain such conditions as the provincial judge or justice of the peace considers advisable. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 32.

16 When a landlord or a tenant becomes liable to pay any amount as a result of a breach of a tenancy agreement, the person entitled to claim the amount has a duty to take reasonable steps to minimize the person’s losses.  2006, c. 17, s. 16.

190 (1) The Board may extend or shorten the time requirements related to making an application under section 126, subsection 159 (2) or section 226 in accordance with the Rules.  2006, c. 17, s. 190 (1).

18 Covenants concerning things related to a rental unit or the residential complex in which it is located run with the land, whether or not the things are in existence at the time the covenants are made.  2006, c. 17, s. 18.

3.2 prescribing a period of time for the purposes of subsection 57 (6.1), including prescribing different periods of time that apply in different circumstances;

(2) If a subtenant continues to occupy a rental unit after the end of the subtenancy and the tenant has abandoned the rental unit, the landlord may negotiate a new tenancy agreement with the subtenant.  2006, c. 17, s. 104 (2).

36.1 (1) A tenant may install and use a window or portable air conditioner in a rental unit for which the landlord does not supply air conditioning, unless prohibited from doing so by the landlord under subsection (2), and subject to the conditions set out in subsection (3). 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 1.

(4) An order providing for monthly instalments shall not provide for more than 12 monthly instalments.  2006, c. 17, s. 205 (4).

(10) A landlord shall apply a rent deposit that a tenant has paid to the landlord or to a former landlord in payment of the rent for the last rent period before the tenancy terminates.  2006, c. 17, s. 106 (10).

(16) If subsection (15) applies to an order made under clause (14) (a) and the tenant pays the amount specified in the order into the Board by the date specified in the order, an employee in the Board shall issue a notice to the tenant and the landlord acknowledging that the eviction order is void.  2006, c. 17, s. 74 (16); 2013, c. 3, s. 27 (3).

(6) The Minister shall initiate a review of the operation of this section within four years after the commencement date and thereafter within four years after the end of the previous review.  2012, c. 6, s. 1.

(c) the purpose for which the capital expenditure was made could reasonably have been achieved by making a capital expenditure that promoted the conservation of electricity or the more efficient use of electricity.  2010, c. 8, s. 39 (1).

i. imposed conditions on the tenant that, if not met by the tenant, would give rise to the same grounds for terminating the tenancy as were claimed in the previous application, and

(2) An application under subsection (1) may not be made later than 30 days after the termination date specified in the notice, except where the application is based on a notice of termination for a circumstance described in paragraph 3 of subsection 94.2 (1). 2013, c. 3, s. 31.

(b) the Board shall specify in the order a date, determined in accordance with the prescribed rules, for the purpose of clause (c); and

(d) permit or direct a party to file additional evidence with the Board which the Board considers necessary to make its decision;

(c) requiring the landlord to rebate to the new tenant any rent paid by the new tenant in excess of the rent that the tenant may lawfully be charged.  2006, c. 17, s. 115 (1).

(3) Subsections 78 (2) to (12) apply with necessary modifications to an application under subsection (1), and for that purpose,

(3.1) The guideline for the calendar year 2021 is zero per cent, despite subsection (2) and despite the guideline published under subsection (3) in The Ontario Gazette for 2021. 2020, c. 23, Sched. 7, s. 1.

(2) Despite subsection (1), where an order is made to evict a tenant, the landlord shall not sell, retain or otherwise dispose of the tenant’s property before 72 hours have elapsed after the enforcement of the eviction order.  2006, c. 17, s. 41 (2).

(10) When a motion under subsection (9) is received by the Board, an order under subsection (6), and any order made under subsection (7) or (7.1), are stayed and shall not be enforced under this Act or as an order of the Superior Court of Justice during the stay. 2017, c. 13, s. 16 (9).

(3) For the purposes of this Act, a tenant has not abandoned a rental unit if the tenant is not in arrears of rent.  2006, c. 17, s. 2 (3).

116 (1) A landlord shall not increase the rent charged to a tenant for a rental unit without first giving the tenant at least 90 days written notice of the landlord’s intention to do so.  2006, c. 17, s. 116 (1).

(b) the level of care that the landlord is able to provide when combined with the community based services provided to the tenant in the care home cannot meet the tenant’s care needs.  2006, c. 17, s. 148 (2).

218 (1) An official named in a vital services by-law or a person acting under his or her instructions may, at all reasonable times, enter and inspect a building or part of a building with respect to which the by-law applies for the purpose of determining compliance with the by-law or a direction given under subsection 221 (1).  2006, c. 17, s. 218 (1).

(2) Sections 52 and 54 do not apply with respect to a tenant of a care home who receives a notice of termination under section 50 and chooses to take alternate accommodation found by the landlord for the tenant under subsection (1).  2006, c. 17, s. 146 (2); 2009, c. 33, Sched. 21, s. 11 (7).

(iii) under clause 234 (v) that is the furnishing of false or misleading information in any material provided to an inspector appointed by the local municipality; and

210 (1) Any person affected by an order of the Board may appeal the order to the Divisional Court within 30 days after being given the order, but only on a question of law.  2006, c. 17, s. 210 (1).

(4) If a provision of this Act conflicts with a provision of another Act, other than the Human Rights Code, the provision of this Act applies.  2006, c. 17, s. 3 (4).

187 (1) The parties to an application are the landlord, or the non-profit housing co-operative, and any tenants, or members of the non-profit housing co-operative, or other persons directly affected by the application. 2013, c. 3, s. 41.

(7) If the Board determines in an application under subsection (6) that a landlord has breached an obligation under subsection (4) or (5), the Board may do one or more of the following:

“municipal taxes and charges” means taxes charged to a landlord by a municipality and charges levied on a landlord by a municipality and includes taxes levied on a landlord’s property under Division B of Part IX of the Education Act and taxes levied on a landlord’s property in unorganized territory, but “municipal taxes and charges” does not include,

(2) The Committee shall adopt rules of practice and procedure governing the practice and procedure before the Board under the authority of this section and section 25.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act.  2006, c. 17, s. 176 (2).

(3) A provincial judge or justice of the peace may make a production order if the provincial judge or justice is satisfied by information given under oath or affirmation that there are reasonable grounds to believe that,

“rent freeze period” means the period that begins on January 1, 2021 and ends on December 31, 2021.  2020, c. 23, Sched. 7, s. 2.

(2) A landlord may prevent a tenant who owns a mobile home from placing a for sale sign in a window of a mobile home if all of the following conditions are met:

(i) harasses, coerces, threatens or interferes with a tenant in such a manner that the tenant is induced to vacate the rental unit;

(5.1) A landlord may file a request to reopen the application under subsection (4) or (5) even if the order includes a provision described in subsection (3.1). 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 31 (2).

(4) A rented site for a mobile home or a land lease home is a rental unit for the purposes of this Act even if the mobile home or the land lease home on the site is owned by the tenant of the site.  2006, c. 17, s. 2 (4).

(2) The date for termination specified in the notice shall be at least the number of days after the date the notice is given that is set out in section 44 and shall be the day a period of the tenancy ends or, where the tenancy is for a fixed term, the end of the term.  2006, c. 17, s. 144 (2).

(5) If the tenant notifies the landlord in accordance with subsection (4) that he or she intends to remove the property, the landlord shall make the property available to the tenant at a reasonable time and at a location close to the rental unit.  2006, c. 17, s. 42 (5).

22 A landlord shall not at any time during a tenant’s occupancy of a rental unit and before the day on which an order evicting the tenant is executed substantially interfere with the reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit or the residential complex in which it is located for all usual purposes by a tenant or members of his or her household.  2006, c. 17, s. 22.

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, the Act is amended by adding the following section: (See: 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 26)

(3) The Committee may adopt non-binding guidelines to assist members in interpreting and applying this Act and the regulations made under it.  2006, c. 17, s. 176 (3).

iii. the amount of any charges to be paid by the occupant in conjunction with the program, other than the charges referred to in subparagraphs 2 vi and vii,

(b) determining the amount of rent that the new tenant may lawfully be charged after the prohibition in the order made under paragraph 6, 7 or 8 of subsection 30 (1) ends; and

3. with respect to each prescribed class of tenancies, prescribing the requirements for a tenancy agreement for that class for the purposes of paragraph 2 of subsection 12.1 (1), including,

(b) the landlord may not refuse consent to the assignment unless, on application under subsection (2), the Board determines that the landlord’s grounds for refusing consent are reasonable.  2006, c. 17, s. 159 (1).

ii. The amount of new rent paid before the exemption repeal date that is in excess of the amount that would have been paid if the rent increase had been equal to the guideline increase for the calendar year, together with any related amount collected under subsection 106 (3), is a debt owed by the landlord to the tenant and shall be refunded to the tenant by the landlord within 60 days after the exemption repeal date.

(5) If the commencement date occurs on or after September 1 in a calendar year, the guideline for the following calendar year is the guideline established for that year under this section as it read immediately before the commencement date.  2012, c. 6, s. 1.

94.11 (1) A non-profit housing co-operative may, without notice to the member, apply to the Board for an order terminating a member’s occupancy of a member unit and evicting the member if the following criteria are satisfied:

(e) alone or in conjunction with a person possessing special or expert knowledge, make examinations or take tests, samples or photographs necessary for the purposes of the inspection; and

2. If subsection (5) may apply in the circumstances, the notice must include any information available to the tenant about the energy efficiency of the air conditioner, and information about the tenant’s anticipated usage of the air conditioner.

(3) The Minister shall have the guideline for each calendar year published in The Ontario Gazette not later than August 31 of the preceding year.  2012, c. 6, s. 1.

(3) After the landlord has complied with clause (1) (a) or (b), as the case may be, the landlord may require the tenant to pay any rent withheld by the tenant under subsection (2).  2006, c. 17, s. 154 (3).

5. An order determining that the landlord, superintendent or agent of the landlord has altered the locking system on a door giving entry to the rental unit or the residential complex or caused the locking system to be altered during the tenant’s occupancy of the rental unit without giving the tenant replacement keys.

(3) The Board is entitled to be heard by counsel or otherwise upon the argument on any issue in an appeal.  2006, c. 17, s. 210 (3).

(3) The agreement between the provider of the living accommodation and an occupant of the living accommodation must meet all of the following requirements:

Notice by Tenant Before End of Period or Term, Tenant or Child Deemed to Have Experienced Violence or Another Form of Abuse

(6) If at least 21 days have elapsed since the day the tenant made the demand and the landlord has not complied with the demand, the tenant may, subject to subsections (7) and (8), withhold rent payments that become due after the expiry of that 21-day period. 2017, c. 13, s. 5.

(b) provide that for tenancy agreements that are entered into during a transition period specified in the regulation, either one of the forms described in clause (a) may be used for the purposes of compliance with paragraph 1 of subsection 12.1 (1). 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 39 (2).

(b) inform the tenant and the landlord that the order will become void if, before the order becomes enforceable, the tenant pays to the landlord or to the Board the amount required under subsection (4) and specify that amount; and

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection 57.1 (3) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted: (See: 2023, c. 10, Sched. 7, s. 5 (2))

“exemption repeal date” means the date subsection 3 (2) of the Rental Fairness Act, 2017 (which repeals subsection 6 (2) of this Act) comes into force; (“date d’abrogation de l’exclusion”)

i. Despite the repeal of subsection 6 (2), as it read immediately before the exemption repeal date, by subsection 3 (2) of the Rental Fairness Act, 2017, the previously exempt rental unit continues to be exempt from the application of section 120 of this Act for the purpose of that rent increase.

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(2) A tenant shall vacate a superintendent’s premises within one week after his or her tenancy is terminated.  2006, c. 17, s. 93 (2).

(3) If, for a residential complex with at least the prescribed number of rental units, the rents that the tenants are required to pay are reduced under subsection (1), the local municipality in which the residential complex is located shall, within the prescribed period and by the prescribed method of service, notify the landlord and all of the tenants of the residential complex of that fact.  2006, c. 17, s. 131 (3).

(2) The notice under this section shall set out the date it is to be effective and that date shall not be earlier than the 14th day after the notice is given.  2006, c. 17, s. 68 (2).

(5) If an application is made under this section and the landlord has given a notice of rent increase as required, until an order authorizing the rent increase for the rental unit takes effect, the landlord shall not require the tenant to pay a rent that exceeds the lesser of,

84 Subject to clause 83 (1) (b), the Board shall, in an order made under section 69 based on a notice given under subsection 61 (1) that involves an illegal act, trade, business or occupation described in clause 61 (2) (a) or based on a notice given under section 63, 65 or 66, request that the sheriff expedite the enforcement of the order.  2006, c. 17, s. 84.

(a) the tenant receives notice of termination of the tenancy for the purposes of demolition or conversion to non-residential use;

(2) The applicant shall, in the circumstances set out in the Rules, file with the Board a certificate of service on the local municipality in the form approved by the Board. 2016, c. 25, Sched. 5, s. 3.

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection 241 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraphs: (See: 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 38 (2))

4. Despite subsection (2), section 165 continues to apply with respect to an assignment of the rental unit for which the landlord granted consent under section 95 before the commencement date or which was authorized by the Board under section 98 before that date. 2018, c. 17, Sched. 36, s. 1.

(2) An application by a landlord under section 69 for an order terminating a tenancy and evicting the tenant based on a notice of termination under section 59 shall be discontinued if, before the Board issues the eviction order, the Board is satisfied that the tenant has paid to the landlord or to the Board,

95 (1) Subject to subsections (2), (3) and (6), and with the consent of the landlord, a tenant may assign a rental unit to another person.  2006, c. 17, s. 95 (1).

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection 167 (1) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted: (See: 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 27)

5. The installation of the air conditioner is not prohibited by any applicable municipal property standards by-law or other applicable law, and the air conditioner is installed and maintained in accordance with any applicable laws.

“vital service” means hot or cold water, fuel, electricity, gas or, during the part of each year prescribed by the regulations, heat. (“service essentiel”)  2006, c. 17, s. 2 (1); 2013, c. 3, s. 21.

(2) Two or more tenants of a residential complex may together file an application that may be filed by a tenant if each tenant applying in the application signs it.  2006, c. 17, s. 186 (2).

146 (1) A landlord who gives a tenant of a care home a notice of termination under section 50 shall make reasonable efforts to find appropriate alternate accommodation for the tenant.  2006, c. 17, s. 146 (1).

(3) An application under subsection (1) shall not be made later than 30 days after the termination date specified in the agreement or notice.  2006, c. 17, s. 77 (3).