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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Rights & LegalBill 60 and Bill 97: What Landed July 1, 2026 — and What Changed September 21
Ontario'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
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Rights & LegalOnboarding New Owner Clients: The First 30 Days That Decide the Next Five Years
Every property management relationship is decided twice — once in the service agreement, and once in the thirty days after it's signed. Onboarding a new owner client is where the custody inventory arrives, the lease files get audited, the deposits get reconciled, the tenants get one calm letter, and the working rhythm
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Rights & LegalProperty Management Service Agreements: The Contract That Decides Everything Before Anything Happens
Every property management relationship runs on one document most people read twice: once before signing, once during a dispute. The service agreement decides who speaks for the owner, what the manager may spend without asking, what the fee schedule actually contains, how many days' notice ends the relationship — and wh
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Rights & LegalTenant Communication Templates: What Ontario Landlords Must Put in Writing, and How to Say It
Every 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
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Rights & LegalRepresenting Yourself at the LTB: The Landlord's Edition
Most 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
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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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