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Rights & LegalMost fire and flood damage in a BC rental does not end the tenancy. Here is who repairs, what happens to rent while the work is done, whose insurance covers what, and when to go to the Residential Tenancy Branch.
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.
GeneralUnder Alberta's Condominium Property Act, windows in a unit's exterior walls are common property unless the plan says otherwise. Here is who repairs them, who pays, and what a condo landlord still owes the tenant.
GeneralMeasuring or replacing windows in a tenanted Alberta unit needs 24 hours' written, signed notice, entry between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. and not on a holiday. Here is how section 23 applies, with a sample notice.
Maintenance & RepairsThe landlord pays for heating repairs caused by age and normal use; the tenant pays only for undue damage caused wilfully or negligently. Where the line falls, and how a landlord recovers the cost.
Maintenance & RepairsAlberta law puts weathertight, crack-free rental windows on the landlord. Here is what the minimum housing standards require, who pays when a window breaks, and what tenants can do when repairs are ignored.
Maintenance & RepairsWho pays for condo windows in Ontario depends on the corporation's description and declaration; by default the corporation maintains common elements. A unit owner who rents still owes the tenant repairs under RTA s.20.
Safety & Scam PreventionSmoke and CO alarm duties under Ontario's Fire Code, and what happens after a fire: repairs, frustration, rent, moving back, entry, tenant-caused damage and insurance.
Maintenance & RepairsUnder section 33 of BC's Residential Tenancy Act, a tenant can arrange an emergency repair and be reimbursed, or deduct it from rent. Here are the conditions, the paperwork and when a landlord can refuse.
Rights & LegalA box-by-box guide to BC's Condition Inspection Report (RTB-27): the parties and dates, room codes, keys, repairs, tenant statements, agreed deductions and the copy deadlines.
Rights & LegalIf your BC landlord will not fix a problem, you do not have to withhold rent or do it yourself. Here is the path from a written request to an RTB order for repairs, a rent reduction and compensation.
Maintenance & RepairsSection 32 of BC's Residential Tenancy Act puts most repairs on the landlord. Here is what the duty covers, the tenant's share, how requests should work, and what the RTB can order.
Rights & LegalFrom September 1, 2026, serving an N13 in Mississauga starts a second clock the province doesn't run: within seven days, the landlord must apply to the City for a Rental Repairs and Renovations Licence — and no work starts, and no tenant leaves, until both the building permit and the licence are in hand. Here's the mun
Rights & LegalYour landlord's duty to repair is absolute — but it enforces itself exactly never. The T6 is the application that turns ignored repair requests into orders: rent abatements, deadlines, reimbursements, even a freeze on rent increases until the work is done. It costs $48, runs on a one-year clock, and lives or dies on da
Rights & LegalWhen a landlord won't fix a serious problem, tenants have a route many don't know about: the municipal property standards officer. These bylaw inspectors can order repairs, set deadlines, and even bill the landlord for work the city does itself — and their orders are powerful evidence at the Landlord and Tenant Board.
Taxes & DeductionsReal estate is the CRA's single biggest audit focus, and rental returns get looked at more than most. The good news: rental audits are predictable. They start from a short list of red flags — under-reported income, repeated losses, outsized repairs, mis-split mortgage interest, and over-claimed personal use — and almos
Rights & LegalThe N13 is the notice an Ontario landlord uses to end a tenancy to demolish, convert, or do major repairs that need the unit empty. This guide walks through the three grounds, the 120-day notice rules, the compensation and right-to-return, and exactly how the process works — for both landlords serving one and tenants w