Fire in an Ontario Rental: What Landlords and Tenants Must Do
Smoke and CO alarm duties under Ontario's Fire Code, and what happens after a fire: repairs, frustration, rent, moving back, entry, tenant-caused damage and insurance.
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Smoke and CO alarm duties under Ontario's Fire Code, and what happens after a fire: repairs, frustration, rent, moving back, entry, tenant-caused damage and insurance.
At the Landlord and Tenant Board, paralegals and lawyers hold the same regulator, the same insurance, and the same right to appear — so the hiring decision isn't about prestige. It's about scope (only lawyers appear at Divisional Court), specialization (LTB-focused paralegals live in that tribunal), and fee structure (
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'