Landlords are required to prepare a written agreement for every tenancy. Even if a landlord doesn't prepare one, the standard terms of a tenancy agreement still apply. Read more about what should be included and ...
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A landlord may request that a tenant pay a security deposit at the beginning of a tenancy. You can use the Deposit Interest Calculator to calculate the interest owing to a security and/or pet damage deposit.
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Information for landlords & tenants about their rights & responsibilities during a tenancy. Covers topics such as rent increases, repairs, landlord's access to rental properties, possession of the rental unit, quiet ...
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Information about entering into a tenancy for landlords and tenants. Covers topics such as the tenancy agreement, security deposits, moving in, protection from discrimination, and protection of personal information. ...
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Forms are grouped by topic: starting a tenancy, rent increases, dispute resolution, dispute resolution decisions and orders, ending a tenancy, and condition inspection. Forms listed alphabetically and by number are also ...
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Information about when a tenancy ends. Covers topics such as giving notice, claims for damages or loss, moving out, returning deposits, pets, items left behind, ending a tenancy in special circumstances, and changing ...
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Has information on the requirements, preparing your evidence, payment, checking your application status, and a video overview. It also has information about completing a paper application if you cannot do it online.
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Information about dispute resolution process. Includes links to the online application and more information about the process.
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Describes what you can do to resolve landlord/tenant problems. Includes some communication tips, a searchable database of past decisions made by Dispute Resolution Officers, information about dispute resolution from ...
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Find deadlines or calculations for tenancies under the RTA: interest on security deposits, the last date a landlord must return the tenant's security or pet damage deposit(s), when a landlord can increase rent and the ...
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