When a Tenant Dies in Ontario: Landlord Checklist

1. Write down the date of deathThe 30-day clock runs from the death, not from the day you found out (RTA s.91(1)).
2. Check for other tenantsThe tenancy ends only if there are no other tenants; co-tenants keep the unit on the same terms.
3. Ask whether a spouse lived thereA spouse living there as their principal residence is a tenant unless they leave within 30 days (O. Reg. 516/06, s.3(1)).
4. Secure the unitLock doors and windows and make sure nothing is left running.
5. Preserve the belongingsKeep everything in the unit and complex until the tenancy ends (RTA s.91(2)(a)).

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