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  • Rights & Legal
    ONArticle

    House Hacking in Ontario: Living in One Unit, Renting the Other

    House 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

    30 min read
  • Lease & Agreements
    ONArticle

    Pet Policies in Ontario: Why "No Pets" Clauses Don't Hold (and the Exceptions That Do)

    That "no pets" line in your Ontario lease? It's void — section 14 of the Residential Tenancies Act makes no-pet clauses unenforceable once you're a tenant. But the rule has real limits: a landlord can refuse a pet owner before you sign, a condo declaration can still ban pets, and behaviour like damage, danger, or aller

    10 min read
  • Rights & Legal
    ONArticle

    The 60-Day Rule: How Ontario Landlords Accidentally Create New Tenancies

    Miss this critical 60-day window and your unauthorized occupant becomes a legal tenant—with full RTA protections and rent control intact. Learn how section 104(4) of the Residential Tenancies Act creates "deemed assignments" and what every Ontario landlord must do to protect their property.

    16 min read
  • Rights & Legal
    ONGuide

    5 Things Your Landlord CAN'T Do in Ontario

    Renting 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.

    3 min read