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Rights & LegalThe short answer: Ontario has no provincial licence for renting out residential property. The complete answer is why the question stays confusing — licensing is municipal, and three different licence types now share the word: ordinary rental licensing in some cities, renoviction licensing in Hamilton, Toronto, and Otta
Rights & LegalHouse hacking sounds like a financing strategy. In Ontario it's a legal one. Whether your tenant shares a kitchen or bathroom with you decides whether the Residential Tenancies Act applies at all — and whether the Human Rights Code does either. Same house, same rent, same person. One fact, two statutes, and most of the
Rights & LegalThinking about renting out your property in Ontario? A complete 2026 guide to becoming a landlord — from your first legal obligations under the RTA to setting rent, screening tenants, collecting rent, and avoiding the mistakes that catch first-timers off guard.
Rights & LegalRenting 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.