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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
  • RTDRS or Court? Choosing Where to Bring an Alberta Tenancy DisputeRights & Legal
    ABComparison

    RTDRS or Court? Choosing Where to Bring an Alberta Tenancy Dispute

    In Alberta, landlords and tenants can take most tenancy disputes to the Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution Service (RTDRS) or to court, and the first filing binds both sides. Here is how the two compare on cost, limits, remedies and appeals.

    7 min read
  • What Happens at an RTB Hearing: A WalkthroughRights & Legal
    BCArticle

    What Happens at an RTB Hearing: A Walkthrough

    A step-by-step walkthrough of a BC Residential Tenancy Branch hearing for landlords and tenants: what to prepare, who speaks first, conduct on the call, and what happens after the decision.

    9 min read
  • The Renoviction Paper Trail: N13 Documents and the Right of First Refusal After September 21Rights & Legal
    ONArticle

    The Renoviction Paper Trail: N13 Documents and the Right of First Refusal After September 21

    An N13 renoviction runs on paper, and from September 21, 2026 there's more of it: Bill 97 amends the RTA's right-of-first-refusal rules, adding written-notification duties for landlords once a tenant has preserved the right — including keeping the tenant updated when the completion date slips, which it usually does. Th

    12 min read
  • Mississauga's Renoviction Licence Starts September 1: What Landlords Need to KnowRights & Legal
    ONArticle

    Mississauga's Renoviction Licence Starts September 1: What Landlords Need to Know

    From 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

    12 min read
  • The Human Rights Code and Rental Advertising: What Ontario Landlords Can't SayRights & Legal
    ONArticle

    The Human Rights Code and Rental Advertising: What Ontario Landlords Can't Say

    Rental ad discrimination rarely looks like discrimination — it looks like friendliness: "perfect for young professionals," "ideal for a quiet couple," "great family neighbourhood." Under Ontario's Human Rights Code, the ad is where compliance starts, and warmly-phrased tenant preferences are the same violation as blunt

    14 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
  • Renoviction Licensing by Ontario City: Toronto, Hamilton and Ottawa ComparedRights & Legal
    ONArticle

    Renoviction Licensing by Ontario City: Toronto, Hamilton and Ottawa Compared

    Three Ontario cities now license renovation evictions, and a pattern has emerged: all three give landlords seven days from the N13 to apply, and almost everything else differs — Hamilton charges $715 per unit with annual renewals, Toronto $700 with compensation proven before approval, and Ottawa (from January 1, 2027)

    15 min read
  • Ottawa's Renoviction Bylaw: What Landlords Must Do Before January 1, 2027Rights & Legal
    ONArticle

    Ottawa's Renoviction Bylaw: What Landlords Must Do Before January 1, 2027

    Ottawa city council passed its Rental Renovation Licence bylaw 21–5 on July 15, 2026, and it takes effect January 1, 2027: a municipal licence within 7 days of issuing an N13, a building permit secured before the notice goes out, and a city-produced tenant rights guide served alongside it. Here's what the bylaw actuall

    15 min read
  • LTB Orders Are Now Public: What Ontario's Open Data Release Means for LandlordsRights & Legal
    ONArticle

    LTB Orders Are Now Public: What Ontario's Open Data Release Means for Landlords

    As of July 24, 2026, the LTB's final orders are public data: every non-confidential order from January through May 2026 is live on Ontario's Open Data Catalogue, with orders back to 2021 following in phases and new ones publishing monthly — on a disclosed 2-to-3-month lag. This guide covers what's in the release and wh

    15 min read
  • Handling Tenant Complaints in Ontario: The System That Turns Problems Into TrustRights & Legal
    ONArticle

    Handling Tenant Complaints in Ontario: The System That Turns Problems Into Trust

    Every complaint a tenant brings you is two things at once: a problem to fix and a test of whether your word means anything. Ontario landlords who handle complaints well run a system — acknowledgment inside a day, categories that route urgent from routine, one written record per issue, and a close-the-loop message when

    22 min read
  • Condo Rentals in Toronto: Board Rules, Status Certificates and What Landlords MissRights & Legal
    ONArticle

    Condo Rentals in Toronto: Board Rules, Status Certificates and What Landlords Miss

    Your lease is not where the rules live. A condo tenant is bound by a declaration they never signed — and when they breach it, the corporation doesn't chase them. It charges you, and the charge attaches to your unit ahead of your mortgage. Here's the second rulebook, and the deadline most owners miss by three weeks.

    26 min read
  • Tenant Screening in Ontario: What the Human Rights Code Actually Lets You AskRights & Legal
    ONArticle

    Tenant Screening in Ontario: What the Human Rights Code Actually Lets You Ask

    Most Ontario landlords screen on income first — three times the rent, or a 30% cut-off. The Human Rights Commission says that rule is illegal, and the regulation makes income the one tool you can't use on its own. Credit and rental history can stand alone. Income can't. Here's what you may actually ask.

    24 min read
  • Removing a Tenant Without Eviction: The Legal Alternatives to the LTB QueueRights & Legal
    ONArticle

    Removing a Tenant Without Eviction: The Legal Alternatives to the LTB Queue

    Not every tenancy has to end at the Landlord and Tenant Board. Ontario law gives landlords and tenants several legal ways to part company without an eviction hearing — the N11 mutual agreement and cash-for-keys deal, the tenant's own N9 notice, assignment, and negotiated moves — each faster than the queue when done rig

    15 min read
  • The LTB Process, End to End: From First Notice to Final EnforcementRights & Legal
    ONArticle

    The LTB Process, End to End: From First Notice to Final Enforcement

    Every LTB journey follows the same road: a notice, an application on the Tribunals Ontario Portal, a queue, a fork at mediation, a hearing, an order — and sometimes the Sheriff. This pillar guide maps the entire process end to end for landlords, tenants, and property managers: which notice starts which application, wha

    16 min read

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