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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 & 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 & 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.
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