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Maintenance & RepairsHot water is a vital service under Ontario's Residential Tenancies Act. Here are the temperature rules, who repairs the water heater, and what tenants can do if hot water is not restored.
Maintenance & RepairsServicing, repairing or replacing heating equipment in an Ontario rental needs 24 hours' written notice, except in an emergency or with the tenant's consent at the time. How the rules apply to heating work.
Maintenance & RepairsOntario law sets no fixed number of days to fix a furnace, but heat is a vital service in winter. How urgent the repair is, what to do in the first 24 hours, and what happens if it drags on.
Maintenance & RepairsNo heat in your Ontario rental? Heat is a vital service from September 1 to June 15. Here is what to do today, when to call the city, and how the LTB can order the repair.
Rights & LegalOntario's biggest tenancy-law overhaul in a generation arrived in two waves. On July 1, 2026, the quiet procedural wave took effect: review deadlines cut to 15 days, the LTB's Payment Agreement Form mandatory for repayment plans, directed service of above-guideline increase orders tightened to 7 days, tenants' new righ
Rights & LegalEvery message to a tenant carries a legal weight — and most landlords can't tell the three tiers apart. Some things must be LTB forms, and no friendly letter can substitute. Some must be written with exact contents the RTA prescribes: the 24-hour entry notice's reason, date, and time; the email-service consent that mak
Rights & LegalMost parties at the LTB appear without a lawyer — the Board is built for it. But it dismisses landlord applications every day on technicalities, not merits: a miscalculated termination date, an arrears figure that doesn't match the ledger, service that can't be proven. This guide covers what self-representation actuall
Finances & BudgetingRental income can qualify you for a much bigger mortgage — but only a fraction of it usually counts, and how much depends on the method your lender uses. This guide explains the two ways lenders treat rental income (offset vs add-back), how the debt-service ratios and the stress test actually work, what the 2026 OSFI c
Maintenance & RepairsHeat, 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
Rights & LegalWhen 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