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OperationsA reference call is only as good as the questions you ask — and most landlords ask the wrong ones. This guide gives Ontario landlords the specific previous-landlord and employer questions that reveal real risk, the ones that catch coached or fake references, and how to ask them without straying into Human Rights Code territory.
OperationsA credit check is one of the few screening tools Ontario law actually permits — but only if you do it right. This guide shows landlords how to get consent, run the check, read the report, and use it lawfully under the Human Rights Code, including the 2026 rules that make rental credit checks a no-score-impact soft inquiry.
OperationsA clean-looking application can still hide trouble. This guide walks Ontario landlords through the real red flags on a rental application — refusal to consent, inconsistent details, references that don't check out, gaps in rental history — and, just as importantly, how to act on them lawfully without crossing into Human Rights Code discrimination.
OperationsScreening the right tenant is the single best way to avoid problems later — but in Ontario you have to do it within strict Human Rights Code limits. This complete guide walks landlords and property managers through a legal, effective screening process: applications, credit and reference checks, income verification, what you can and can't ask, and how to choose fairly.
Legal insuranceThe N13 is the notice an Ontario landlord uses to end a tenancy to demolish, convert, or do major repairs that need the unit empty. This guide walks through the three grounds, the 120-day notice rules, the compensation and right-to-return, and exactly how the process works — for both landlords serving one and tenants who've received one.
Legal insurance"Renoviction" is when a landlord uses renovations to end a tenancy — sometimes legitimately, sometimes not. This complete guide explains how the N13 process actually works, the compensation and right-to-return rules, the new licensing crackdown under Bill 60/97, and how both landlords and tenants can stay on the right side of the law.
Legal insuranceWhen a tenant moves out still owing you money, the L10 lets you take them to the LTB to collect — rent arrears, NSF charges, and utility costs. Here's who can use it, the one-year deadline that catches landlords out, what you can claim, and how to file and actually get paid.
Legal insuranceThe L9 lets an Ontario landlord ask the LTB for an order that a current tenant pay the rent they owe — without ending the tenancy. Here's when to use the L9 instead of an L1, how to file it, what the LTB can order, and how to actually collect once you win.
Legal insuranceThe N9 is the form Ontario tenants use to end their own tenancy — and getting the notice period and termination date right is what makes it valid. Here's how much notice you need to give, how to calculate the correct end date, and the mistakes that leave you on the hook for another month's rent.
Financial complianceA plain-language guide to Form T776, Statement of Real Estate Rentals — what counts as rental income, which expenses you can deduct, how capital cost allowance (CCA) works and when to skip it, and how to file it with your personal tax return.
Legal insuranceThe N7 is Ontario's notice for ending a tenancy when a tenant causes serious problems — safety threats, wilful damage, or dangerous misuse. Here's when landlords can use it, the strict 10-day timeline, why it can't be voided, and the mistakes that get applications thrown out at the LTB.
Legal insuranceOntario landlords face the biggest rental law changes in years. Bill 60's N4 and landlord's-own-use N12 changes are in force for notices given on or after September 21, 2026 — a 7-day N4, and no compensation on a landlord's-own-use N12 (never a purchaser's) served with at least 120 days' notice; the 15-day LTB review request has applied since July 1, 2026, and one provision is not yet proclaimed. Bill 97 changes landed July 1 and September 21 — covering tenant AC installation rights, mandatory rent arrears forms, doubled fines up to $100,000, and stronger right of first refusal. This 2026 guide explains every change, every effective date, and what landlords should do now.