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    ONArticle

    Tenant Reference Check Questions That Actually Work

    The reference call is screening's cheapest instrument and its most badly run: most landlords either skip it, ask questions that invite rehearsed answers, or drift into territory the Human Rights Code governs even on a phone call. Here's the call done properly — why previous landlords beat current ones, the twelve quest

    13 min read
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    Can You Screen a Tenant Using LTB Orders? What the Human Rights Code Actually Allows

    LTB orders became public data on July 24, 2026, and the screening question became live the same day: can a landlord look up a prospective tenant's Board history — and act on it? The honest answer has two halves: no law forbids reading a public order, and the Human Rights Code governs every rental decision exactly as it

    14 min read
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    Background Checks Beyond Credit: What Ontario Landlords Can (and Can't) Legally Check

    A credit check is just one piece of tenant screening — and the moment you go beyond it, the legal lines get sharp. Criminal record checks, references, employment and income verification, eviction history, even a social-media search: each is governed by the Human Rights Code, Ontario's screening regulation, and privacy

    9 min read
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    How to Screen Tenants in Ontario: A Landlord's Complete Guide

    Screening the right tenant is the single best way to avoid problems later — but in Ontario you have to do it within strict Human Rights Code limits. This complete guide walks landlords and property managers through a legal, effective screening process: applications, credit and reference checks, income verification, wha

    13 min read