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  • Rights & Legal
    ONArticle

    After the LTB Order: The Sheriff, the Wait, and Eviction Day

    An LTB eviction order is not possession — only the Sheriff can enforce it, and the Sheriff has a queue of their own. This guide covers the whole after-the-order world for landlords and tenants: the filing package and the six-month deadline, the fees and the regional wait, the Notice to Vacate, what actually happens on

    15 min read
  • Rights & Legal
    ONArticle

    Lease Renewal Strategies in Ontario: What to Do When the Term Ends

    In Ontario, a lease that ends doesn't end anything — it converts. So "renewal" is really a strategy question: stay month-to-month or sign a new fixed term? The answer is different for landlords (retention economics, flexibility), tenants (no-fault eviction protection, leverage you didn't know you had), and property man

    12 min read
  • Screening & Applications
    ONArticle

    Background Checks Beyond Credit: What Ontario Landlords Can (and Can't) Legally Check

    A credit check is just one piece of tenant screening — and the moment you go beyond it, the legal lines get sharp. Criminal record checks, references, employment and income verification, eviction history, even a social-media search: each is governed by the Human Rights Code, Ontario's screening regulation, and privacy

    9 min read
  • News & Policy Updates
    ONArticle

    Ontario's New Rent Repayment Agreement Rules (July 2026): The Mandatory LTB Form Explained

    As of July 1, 2026, a rent-arrears repayment agreement filed with the Landlord and Tenant Board must use the Board's official form — no more handwritten deals on the back of an envelope. Here's how the new s.206 rule works: what the mandatory form covers, the section 78 clause that lets a landlord skip a new eviction n

    10 min read