If you are a residential landlord or you are contemplating becoming one, you should have a look at some of the new rules. The Residential Tenancies Act came into force …
Air B&B and Cottage Rentals Exempt from Residential Tenancies Act
Air B&B and Cottage Rentals You don’t want to rent out your basement or your cottage using AirB&B only to find that the person says that they are now Tenants …
Purchaser Moving into Tenanted Property
With all the issues related to eviction, occupation and vacant possession, consider this clause: “The Buyer agrees that they or their immediate family intend(s) to move into the property on …
Water Softener No Contract
Question: My client, the Owner just found out the Tenant has permitted a water softener to be installed upon the premises and has agreed to make the necessary arrangements to …
Tenant Slips – Insurance Implications
Ontario Question: Tenant slips and breaks the toilet by falling onto it. Water floods the place. She doesn’t know how to turn the water off. Whose insurance – ultimately who …
Tenant Fails to Leave
(Ontario) Question: The Seller had a rather difficult Tenant and has sold the house, and has delivered the appropriate notices to the Tenant to terminate the tenancy. The Tenant has …
Retrofit Clauses for Agreements
One very significant problem was the real estate industry would encourage the sale of a building with a secondary unit in an area zoned simply for single family units. There …
Renter is a RECO Registrant: No Loss of Rights
(Ontario) Question: I have clients who bought a rented condo 2 years ago, we did not know that the seller’s real estate agent was the renter. The agent never disclosed …
Offers for Leases
Ontario Question: Do I need an Offer for a Lease? If I just use the Government Lease Form, there’s no irrevocable. Answer: The Offer is actually unnecessary. Why tie things …
Landlords Meeting Tenants
(Ontario) Question: Does it make sense to have the Landlord meet actual Tenants? Answer: I think it makes good sense. It’s just like getting married before a blind date. It’s …