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  • Screening & Applications
    ONArticle

    How to Screen a Tenant in Ontario: The 7-Step Method

    The complete lawful screening sequence, from the listing to the lease: seven stages, each with its legal instrument and its output — the listing that screens by self-selection, enquiry triage, the showing that isn't a loophole, the application built from the five authorized factors, verification including the new publi

    13 min read
  • Rights & Legal
    ONArticle

    Can You Refuse a Tenant With Pets in Ontario?

    Ontario pet law does something almost nobody expects, and both sides routinely get it backwards: at the application stage, a landlord may generally choose not to rent to someone because they have a pet — but once the tenancy exists, a "no pets" lease clause is void, and a tenant who gets a pet after moving in usually c

    11 min read
  • Rights & Legal
    ONArticle

    Ontario Standard Lease vs Custom Leases: Why It's Not Actually a Choice

    Searching "Standard Lease vs custom lease Ontario" implies a decision that mostly doesn't exist: since April 2018, Form 2229E is mandatory for nearly every new residential tenancy. What's really worth knowing is the territory around that rule — where lawful customization lives (Section 15), which rentals are genuinely

    12 min read
  • Lease & Agreements
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    Tenant Insurance in Ontario: What a Landlord Can Actually Require

    Can your Ontario landlord make you get tenant insurance? There's no law that requires it — but a landlord can make it a condition of your lease, and once it's in a signed lease, it's enforceable. Here's what tenant insurance actually covers (your stuff and your liability, not the building), what a landlord can and can'

    9 min read