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  • Saskatchewan Landlord Guide: Every Rule in One PlaceRights & Legal
    SKGuide

    Saskatchewan Landlord Guide: Every Rule in One Place

    Saskatchewan's residential law is The Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, not The Landlord and Tenant Act. Every main rule for landlords on one page: leases, deposits, rent increases, notices, service, possession hearings and the ORT.

    12 min read
  • Alberta vs Ontario vs BC Tenancy Rules: Side-by-SideRights & Legal
    ABComparison

    Alberta vs Ontario vs BC Tenancy Rules: Side-by-Side

    Alberta sets no limit on rent increases, Ontario's 2027 guideline is 1.9% and BC's 2027 limit is 2.2%. This side-by-side compares rent, deposits, inspections, unpaid rent, tenant notice, own-use compensation and disputes in all three provinces, with the section of each Act.

    9 min read
  • Can You Ask for First and Last Month's Rent in Ontario?Rights & Legal
    ONArticle

    Can You Ask for First and Last Month's Rent in Ontario?

    Yes — and almost everything attached to that yes is where landlords get into trouble and tenants overpay. First month's rent is just rent; last month's is Ontario's only legal deposit, capped at one rental period, earning interest every year at that year's guideline rate. Damage, security, cleaning, and pet deposits ar

    12 min read
  • Onboarding New Owner Clients: The First 30 Days That Decide the Next Five YearsRights & Legal
    CanadaArticle

    Onboarding 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

    22 min read
  • The T1 Application: Getting Money Back From Your LandlordRights & Legal
    ONArticle

    The T1 Application: Getting Money Back From Your Landlord

    Key deposits. Pet fees. An unreturned last month's rent. Interest nobody ever paid. N12 compensation that never arrived. Ontario law makes all of it recoverable — through one application with eight grounds and a filing fee under $60. But the T1 runs on a strict one-year lookback, and unchallenged rent increases become

    14 min read