TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME 1

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1 TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME 1 Page Table of Cases... TC-1 Glossary... G-1 Table of Concordance... CON-1 Introduction and History... IH-1 Residential Tenancies Act, RTA-1 Section Part I Introduction 1. Purposes of Act... RTA-1 2. Interpretation... RTA-5 3. Application of Act... RTA Provisions conflicting with Act void... RTA Exemptions from Act... RTA Other exemptions... RTA Exemptions related to social, etc., housing... RTA Rent geared-to-income... RTA Application to determine issues... RTA-52.3 Part II Tenancy Agreements 10. Selecting prospective tenants... RTA Information to be provided by landlord... RTA Tenancy agreement... RTA Commencement of tenancy... RTA No pet provisions void... RTA Acceleration clause void... RTA Minimize losses... RTA Covenants interdependent... RTA Covenants running with land... RTA Frustrated contracts... RTA-69 Part III Responsibilities of Landlords 20. Landlord s responsibility to repair... RTA-71 1 (ORTL) (2015 Rel. 3)

2 Ontario Residential Tenancies Law 21. Landlord s responsibility re services... RTA Landlord not to interfere with reasonable enjoyment... RTA Landlord not to harass, etc... RTA-86.16(3) 24. Changing locks... RTA Privacy... RTA Entry without notice... RTA Entry with notice... RTA Entry by canvassers... RTA Tenant applications... RTA Order, repair, comply with standards... RTA Other orders re s RTA Eviction with termination order... RTA-102(1) Part IV Responsibilities of Tenants 33. Tenant s responsibility for cleanliness... RTA Tenant s responsibility for repair of damage... RTA Changing locks... RTA-102.8(1) 36. Tenant not to harass, etc... RTA Part V Security of Tenure and Termination of Tenancies Security of Tenure 37. Termination only in accordance with Act... RTA Deemed renewal where no notice... RTA Restriction on recovery of possession... RTA Distress abolished... RTA Disposal of abandoned property if unit vacated... RTA Disposal of property, unit abandoned... RTA-117 Notice of Termination General 43. Notice of termination... RTA Period of notice... RTA Effect of payment... RTA Where notice void... RTA-128 Notice by Tenant 47. Tenant s notice to terminate, end of period or term... RTA-128 Notice by Landlord at End of Period or Term 48. Notice, landlord personally, etc., requires unit... RTA Notice, purchaser personally requires unit... RTA Notice, demolition, conversion or repairs... RTA-138 2

3 Table of Contents 51. Conversion to condominium, security of tenure... RTA Compensation, demolition or conversion... RTA Tenant s right of first refusal, repair or renovation... RTA Tenant s right to compensation, repair or renovation... RTA Tenant s right to compensation, severance... RTA Security of tenure, severance, subdivision... RTA Former tenant s application where notice given in bad faith... RTA Notice at end of term or period, additional grounds... RTA Notice by Landlord Before End of Period or Term 59. Non-payment of rent... RTA Termination for cause, misrepresentation of income... RTA Termination for cause, illegal act... RTA Termination for cause, damage... RTA Termination for cause, damage, shorter notice period... RTA Termination for cause, reasonable enjoyment... RTA Termination for cause, reasonable enjoyment of landlord in small building... RTA Termination for cause, act impairs safety... RTA Termination for cause, too many persons... RTA Notice of termination, further contravention... RTA-190 Application by Landlord After Notice of Termination 69. Application by landlord... RTA No application during remedy period... RTA Immediate application... RTA Landlord or purchaser personally requires premises... RTA Demolition, conversion, repairs... RTA Non-payment of rent... RTA Illegal act... RTA Application based on animals... RTA Application by Landlord No Notice of Termination 77. Agreement to terminate, tenant s notice... RTA Application based on previous order, mediated settlement... RTA Abandonment of rental unit... RTA Eviction Orders 80. Effective date of order... RTA Expiry date of order... RTA (ORTL) (2015 Rel. 3)

4 Ontario Residential Tenancies Law 82. Tenant issues in application for non-payment of rent... RTA Power of Board, eviction... RTA Expedited eviction order... RTA Effect of eviction order... RTA-268 Compensation for Landlord 86. Compensation, unit not vacated... RTA Application... RTA Arrears of rent when tenant abandons or vacates without notice... RTA Compensation for damage... RTA Compensation, misrepresentation of income... RTA Death of Tenant 91. Death of tenant... RTA Landlord may dispose of property... RTA Superintendent s Premises 93. Termination of tenancy... RTA Application to Board... RTA-281 Part VI Assignment, Subletting and Unauthorized Occupancy 95. Assignment of tenancy... RTA Tenant s notice to terminate, refusal of assignment... RTA Subletting rental unit... RTA Tenant application... RTA Tenant s notice, application re subtenant... RTA Unauthorized occupancy... RTA Overholding subtenant... RTA Compensation, overholding subtenant... RTA Compensation, unauthorized occupant... RTA Miscellaneous new tenancy agreements... RTA-305 Part VII Rules Relating To Rent General Rules 105. Security deposits, limitation... RTA Rent deposit may be required... RTA Rent deposit, prospective tenant... RTA-312.4(1) 108. Post-dated cheques, etc... RTA Receipt for payment... RTA

5 Table of Contents General Rules Governing Amount of Rent 110. Landlord s duty, rent increases... RTA Landlord not to charge more than lawful rent... RTA Lawful rent when this section comes into force... RTA Lawful rent for new tenant... RTA Notice to new tenant, order under par. 6, 7 or 8 of s. 30(1) in effect... RTA Application by new tenant... RTA-324 Notice of Rent Increase 116. Notice of rent increase required... RTA Compliance by landlord, no notice required... RTA Deemed acceptance where no notice of termination... RTA Month Rule month rule... RTA-328 Guideline 120. Guideline increase... RTA-329 Agreements to Increase or Decrease Rent 121. Agreement... RTA Tenant application... RTA Additional services, etc... RTA Coerced agreement void... RTA Decrease in services, etc... RTA-335 Landlord Application for Rent Increase 126. Application for above guideline increase... RTA Two ordered increases... RTA Reductions of Rent 128. Utilities... RTA Capital expenditures... RTA Reduction in services... RTA Municipal taxes... RTA Application for variation... RTA Application, reduction in municipal taxes... RTA (ORTL) (2015 Rel. 3)

6 Ontario Residential Tenancies Law Illegal Additional Charges 134. Additional charges prohibited... RTA-359 Money Collected Illegally 135. Money collected illegally... RTA Rent deemed lawful... RTA Part VIII Smart Meters and Apportionment of Utility Costs 137. Smart meters... RTA Apportionment of utility costs... RTA-369 Part IX Care Homes Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants 139. Agreement required... RTA Information to tenant... RTA Tenancy agreement: consultation, cancellation... RTA Entry to check condition of tenant... RTA Assignment, subletting in care homes... RTA Notice of termination... RTA Termination, care homes... RTA Notice of termination, demolition, conversion or repairs... RTA External care providers... RTA Transferring Tenancy 148. Transferring tenancy... RTA-375 Rules Related to Rent and Other Charges 149. Rent in care home... RTA Notice of increased charges... RTA Certain charges permitted... RTA-376 Part X Mobile Home Parks and Land Lease Communities General 152. Application... RTA Interpretation... RTA-377 Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants 154. Park rules... RTA Information about property assessment... RTA-378 6

7 Table of Contents 156. Tenant s right to sell, etc... RTA Landlord s right of first refusal... RTA Advertising a sale... RTA Assignment... RTA Restraint of trade prohibited... RTA Responsibility of landlord... RTA-386 Termination of Tenancies 162. Mobile home abandoned... RTA Death of mobile home owner... RTA Termination under s RTA-389 Rules Related to Rent and Other Charges 165. Assignment of existing tenancy agreement... RTA Entrance and exit fees limited... RTA Increased capital expenditures... RTA-392 Part XI The Landlord and Tenant Board 168. Board... RTA Composition... RTA Chair and vice-chair... RTA Quorum... RTA Conflict of interest... RTA Expiry of term... RTA Power to determine law and fact... RTA Members, mediators not compellable... RTA Rules and Guidelines Committee... RTA Information on rights and obligations... RTA Employees... RTA Professional assistance... RTA Reports... RTA Board may set, charge fees... RTA Fee refunded, review... RTA-402 Part XII Board Proceedings 183. Expeditious procedures... RTA SPPA applies... RTA Form of application... RTA Combining applications... RTA Parties... RTA Service... RTA Notice by Board... RTA (ORTL) (2015 Rel. 3)

8 Ontario Residential Tenancies Law 190. Board may extend, shorten time... RTA How notice or document given... RTA How notice or document given to Board... RTA Time... RTA Board may mediate... RTA Money paid to Board... RTA Board may refuse to proceed if money owing... RTA Where Board may dismiss... RTA Joinder and severance of applications... RTA Application severed... RTA Amendment and withdrawal of applications... RTA Other powers of Board... RTA-430.6(1) 202. Findings of Board... RTA Determinations related to housing assistance... RTA Conditions in order... RTA Order payment... RTA (1) 206. Agreement to settle matter... RTA (2) 207. Monetary jurisdiction; deduction of rent; interest... RTA Notice of decision... RTA Order final, binding... RTA Appeal rights... RTA Board may appeal Court decision... RTA Substantial compliance sufficient... RTA Electronic documents... RTA Contingency fees, limitation... RTA-445 Part XIII Municipal Vital Services By-Laws 215. Definition... RTA By-laws respecting vital services... RTA Notice by supplier... RTA Inspection... RTA Services by municipality... RTA Appeal... RTA Payments transferred... RTA Use of money... RTA Immunity... RTA-452 Part XIV Maintenance Standards 224. Prescribed standards and complaints... RTA Inspector s work order... RTA Review of work order... RTA-454 8

9 Table of Contents Part XV Administration and Enforcement 227. Duties of Minister... RTA Delegation... RTA Investigators and inspectors... RTA Inspections... RTA Warrant... RTA Protection from personal liability... RTA-458 Part XVI Offences 233. Offences requiring knowledge... RTA Other offences... RTA Harassment, interference with reasonable enjoyment... RTA Attempts... RTA Directors and officers... RTA Penalties... RTA Limitation... RTA Evidence... RTA-465 Part XVII Regulations 241. Regulations... RTA-466 Part XVIII Transition 242. Applications made under Tenant Protection Act, RTA Proceedings before other bodies under earlier legislation... RTA Orders, etc., under former Act... RTA Information from former Rent Registry... RTA Use of certain forms... RTA Part XIX Other Matters 247. Commercial Tenancies Act... RTA Condominium Act, RTA Consumer Protection Act, RTA Co-operative Corporations Act... RTA Education Act... RTA Mortgages Act... RTA Personal Health Information Protection Act... RTA Private Security and Investigative Services Act, RTA Real Estate and Business Brokers Act, RTA Residential Complex Sales Representation Act... RTA Social Housing Reform Act... RTA (ORTL) (2015 Rel. 3)

10 Ontario Residential Tenancies Law 258. Tenant Protection Act, 1997, amendments... RTA Tenant Protection Act, 1997, repeal... RTA Toronto Islands Residential Community Stewardship Act, RTA Access to Justice Act, 2006 (Bill 14)... RTA-473 Commencement and Short Title 262. Commencement... RTA Short Title... RTA-474 VOLUME 2 Appendices Appendix A Regulations Table of Contents... REG-i O. Reg. 516/06... REG-1 O. Reg. 517/06... REG-62 O. Reg. 394/10... REG-75 Appendix B Landlord and Tenant Board Forms Table of Contents... Landlord/Tenant Forms... LTF-i LTF-1 Appendix C Landlord and Tenant Board Interpretation Guidelines Table of Contents... IG-i Interpretation Guidelines... IG-1 Appendix D Landlord and Tenant Board Rules of Practice Table of Contents... RP-i Social Justice Tribunals Ontario Common Rules... RP-1 Landlord and Tenant Board s Specific Rules of Practice... RP-6 Practice Direction on Representation before Social Justice Tribunals Ontario... RP-85 Practice Direction on Litigation Guardians before Social Justice Tribunals Ontario... RP-88 Practice Direction on Fee Waiver Requests... RP-95 Practice Direction on Applications Involving Non-Profit Housing Co-operatives... RP-98 Practice Direction on Case Management... RP

11 Table of Contents Appendix E Complaint Process Procedure Table of Contents... CPP-i Complaint Process Procedure... CPP-1 Words and Phrases... WP-1 Index... I-1 11 (ORTL) (2015 Rel. 3)

12 TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME 2 Page Appendices Appendix A Regulations Table of Contents... REG-i O. Reg. 516/06... REG-1 O. Reg. 517/06... REG-62 O. Reg. 394/10... REG-75 Appendix B Landlord and Tenant Board Forms Table of Contents... Landlord/Tenant Forms... LTF-i LTF-1 Appendix C Landlord and Tenant Board Interpretation Guidelines Table of Contents... IG-i Interpretation Guidelines... IG-1 Appendix D Landlord and Tenant Board Rules of Practice Table of Contents... Socila Justice Tribunals Ontario Common Rules... Landlord and Tenant Board s Specific Rules of Practice... Practice Direction on Representation before Social Justice Tribunals Ontario... Practice Direction on Litigation Guardians before Social Justice Tribunals Ontario... RP-i RP-01 RP-1 RP-85 RP-88 Appendix E Complaint Process Table of Contents... CPP-i Complaint Process Procedure... CPP-1 Words and Phrases... WP-1 Index... I-1 1 (ORTL) (2013 Rel.8)