GeneralRenovictions in BC: Applying to the RTB Before You Renovate
In BC you cannot evict for renovations with a notice. Here is what section 49.2 requires, how the RTB reads 'requires vacancy', and what you owe the tenant.
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Rights & LegalThe 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
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Rights & LegalMississauga'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
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Rights & LegalDo You Need a Licence to Rent Out Property in Ontario?
The short answer: Ontario has no provincial licence for renting out residential property. The complete answer is why the question stays confusing — licensing is municipal, and three different licence types now share the word: ordinary rental licensing in some cities, renoviction licensing in Hamilton, Toronto, and Otta
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News & Policy UpdatesThe September 21 Checklist: Getting Ready for Ontario's Second Wave of Tenancy Changes
Eight weeks from now, Ontario's second wave of tenancy-law changes takes effect: the 7-day N4, the 120-day no-compensation N12 route, the renoviction documentation rules, and the fixed-term changes — all on September 21, 2026, per the LTB's own operational update. This is the preparation checklist: what changes, what d
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Rights & LegalRenoviction 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)
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Rights & LegalOttawa'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
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Rights & LegalThe N13 Paper Trail: Ontario's New Renoviction Documentation Rules
Ontario's renoviction rules now run on paperwork: a qualified professional's report, building permits, written timeline estimates, update obligations, a completion notice, and a 60-day window for the tenant to come back. Here's the full document trail — what landlords must produce, what tenants can demand, and where mu
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Rights & LegalOntario Renovictions: A Complete Guide for Landlords and Tenants
"Renoviction" is when a landlord uses renovations to end a tenancy — sometimes legitimately, sometimes not. This complete guide explains how the N13 process actually works, the compensation and right-to-return rules, the new licensing crackdown under Bill 60/97, and how both landlords and tenants can stay on the right
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