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  • Vital Services in Ontario: Heat, Water, and What a Landlord Can Never Cut OffMaintenance & Repairs
    ONArticle

    Vital Services in Ontario: Heat, Water, and What a Landlord Can Never Cut Off

    Heat, water, electricity, gas — these are "vital services" in Ontario, and a landlord can't withhold or deliberately interfere with them, ever. Not for unpaid rent, not for a damaged unit, not until an eviction is actually enforced. There's a minimum heat standard (and stricter city bylaws), a rule that makes the landl

    9 min read
  • The T2 Application: How Ontario Tenants Enforce Their RightsRights & Legal
    ONArticle

    The T2 Application: How Ontario Tenants Enforce Their Rights

    When a landlord enters without notice, harasses, changes the locks, or shuts off a vital service, the T2 is how an Ontario tenant fights back. This guide covers exactly what the T2 covers, the strict one-year deadline, the remedies you can ask for — rent abatement, compensation, an order to stop — and the mistakes that

    11 min read