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  • Repairs and Maintenance in Saskatchewan Rentals: Who Fixes WhatMaintenance & Repairs
    SKGuide

    Repairs and Maintenance in Saskatchewan Rentals: Who Fixes What

    Saskatchewan landlords must keep rentals in good repair and fit for habitation, including heating, plumbing and appliances; tenants keep units clean and fix damage they cause. Here is who fixes what and how the ORT enforces it.

    11 min read
  • Water Leak in an Ontario Rental: Who Pays for the Damage?Maintenance & Repairs
    ONArticle

    Water Leak in an Ontario Rental: Who Pays for the Damage?

    After a water leak in an Ontario rental, who pays depends on the cause, whose property was damaged and what insurance each side carries. Here is how the Residential Tenancies Act divides it.

    11 min read
  • 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