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    ONArticle

    Renoviction Licensing by Ontario City: Toronto, Hamilton and Ottawa Compared

    Three Ontario cities now license renovation evictions, and a pattern has emerged: all three give landlords seven days from the N13 to apply, and almost everything else differs — Hamilton charges $715 per unit with annual renewals, Toronto $700 with compensation proven before approval, and Ottawa (from January 1, 2027)

    15 min read
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    Multi-Unit vs Single-Unit Compliance in Ontario: Where the Rules Change as You Scale

    Compliance doesn't scale smoothly with your portfolio — it steps. A purchaser's own-use notice works at three units and fails at four. Fire alarm obligations change character the day a building has a monitored system. Toronto's RentSafeTO program switches on at three storeys and ten units, the multi-residential tax cla

    21 min read
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    Should You Rent Out Your Toronto Condo or Sell It in 2026?

    You think you're choosing between two doors. There are three, and every one is a tax event. The day you rent it out, the Income Tax Act deems you to have sold it — at fair market value, to nobody, for no money. The fix is a one-page letter with no form number, and it's due with that year's return.

    27 min read
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    Condo Rentals in Toronto: Board Rules, Status Certificates and What Landlords Miss

    Your lease is not where the rules live. A condo tenant is bound by a declaration they never signed — and when they breach it, the corporation doesn't chase them. It charges you, and the charge attaches to your unit ahead of your mortgage. Here's the second rulebook, and the deadline most owners miss by three weeks.

    26 min read
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    Managing a Toronto Rental While Living Elsewhere: The Remote Landlord's Guide

    Moving away doesn't change your obligations under the RTA — but crossing the tax-residency line changes who your tenant owes money to. A Tax Court case put six years of your tax bill on a tenant who had no idea. Here's what actually changes when you leave, and what to set up before you go.

    26 min read
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    Winter-Proofing Ontario Rentals: Heat By-laws, Pipes and City Standards

    Ontario has no single heating law. Your minimum temperature and your heating season come from your municipality — and Toronto's dates moved in 2025, which most guides still haven't noticed. What the province requires, what four cities require, and the winter obligations that start before you think.

    25 min read