Rights & LegalTenant Rights in BC: What Your Landlord Can't Do
Entry without notice, guest fees, lockouts, cut-off services and other things a BC landlord cannot do under the Residential Tenancy Act, and what you can do about them.
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Screening & ApplicationsCan You Screen a Tenant Using LTB Orders? What the Human Rights Code Actually Allows
LTB orders became public data on July 24, 2026, and the screening question became live the same day: can a landlord look up a prospective tenant's Board history — and act on it? The honest answer has two halves: no law forbids reading a public order, and the Human Rights Code governs every rental decision exactly as it
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Rights & LegalOttawa's Renoviction Bylaw: What Landlords Must Do Before January 1, 2027
Ottawa city council passed its Rental Renovation Licence bylaw 21–5 on July 15, 2026, and it takes effect January 1, 2027: a municipal licence within 7 days of issuing an N13, a building permit secured before the notice goes out, and a city-produced tenant rights guide served alongside it. Here's what the bylaw actuall
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Rights & LegalAdding a Co-Tenant to an Existing Lease in Ontario: The Right Way
"Can my partner move in?" is a simple question with a layered answer. Occupant, authorized occupant, or co-tenant — each status carries different rights, and only one adds a second person fully responsible for the rent. Here's how to add a co-tenant properly: the paperwork that works, the joint-and-several prize, the a
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Rights & LegalThe 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
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Rights & Legal5 Things Your Landlord CAN'T Do in Ontario
Renting in Ontario? You have rights. The Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) protects you from unfair landlord practices — but many tenants don't know what's actually illegal. Here are 5 things your landlord absolutely cannot do.
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