Guidebook Table of Contents
 

Index



Introduction

 

Section 1
        General Issues

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 1.1 Bankruptcy
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 1.2 Collection Agent
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 1.3 Elections
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 1.4 Entitlement to Collect Rent
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 1.5 First Nations Reserves
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 1.6 Investigation
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 1.7 Jurisdiction
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 1.8 Mediation
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 1.9 Mobile Homes
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 1.10 Motel and Hotel Accommodations
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 1.11 Rent-to-Own or Option to Purchase Agreement
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 1.12 Room and Board
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 1.14 Shared Accommodation
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 1.15 Tenancy Applications
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 1.16 Unlicensed Residential Care Facilities

 

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Section 2
        Tenancy Agreements

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 2.1 Assignment and Subletting
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 2.2 Co-signers & Guarantors
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 2.3 Landlord's Responsibility to Investigate Complaints
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 2.4 Late Payment Fees
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 2.5 Parking & Vehicle Insurance
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 2.6 Payments Not Allowed Under The Act
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 2.7 Reasonable Rules
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 2.8 Rental Unit Condition Report
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 2.9 Smoking
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 2.10 Substitution of Services or Facilities
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 2.11 Tenancy Agreement - General
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 2.12 Tenancy Agreement - Failure to Deliver a Copy
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 2.13 Tenancy Agreement - Renewal
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 2.14 Tenants and Shared Utility Service

 

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Section 3
        Privacy

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 3.1 General Information
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 3.2 Keys
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 3.3 Security System
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 3.4 Showing Rental Units for Sale

 

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Section 4
        Maintenance & Repairs

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 4.1 Cleaning During Tenancy
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 4.2 Heating Equipment and Fireplaces
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 4.3 Landlord's Responsibility for Repairs
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 4.4 Light Bulbs and Fuses
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 4.5 Maintaining the Appearance of a Rental Unit
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 4.6 Outdoor Maintenance ie. Grass, Snow, Gardens
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 4.7 Pest Control
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 4.8 Septic, Water and Oil Tanks
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 4.9 Smoke Alarms and Fire Safety Equipment
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 4.10 Telephone Jacks/Inside Wiring

 

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Section 5
        Utilities

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 5.1 Landlord's Non-payment of Utilities

 

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Section 6
        Abandonment

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 6.1 General Information
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 6.2 Personal Property

 

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Section 7
        Notice of Termination

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 7.1 Notice by Condominium Corporation
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 7.2 Notice by Landlord - Caretaker/Employee Unit    
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 7.3 Notice by a Landlord - Compensation for Moving  Expenses
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 7.4 Notice by a Landlord - Landlord Needs Rental Unit For Own Use
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 7.5 Notice by a Landlord - Landlord Sells Rental Unit
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 7.6 Notice by a Landlord - For Non-Payment of Rent
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 7.7 Notice by a Landlord - For Non-Payment of Security Deposit, Pet Damage Deposit or Tenant Services Security Deposit
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 7.8 Notice by a Landlord - Tenant Not Meeting Obligation (Other Than Non-Payment of Rent)
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 7.9 Notice by Mortgage
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 7.10 Notice by a Tenant - Fixed-Term Tenancy Agreement
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 7.11  Notice by a Tenant - Month-to-Month Tenancy Agreement
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 7.12 Notice by Mobile Home Park Owner for Non-Payment of Municipal License Fees or Municipal Taxes

 

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Section 8
        Order of Possession

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 8.1 Order of Possession - Application by Condominium Corporation
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 8.2 Order of Possession - Application by Cooperative
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 8.3 Order of Possession - Non-Payment or Late Payment of Rent
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 8.4 Order of Possession - Tenant Not Meeting Obligation (Other Than Non-payment of Rent)
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 8.5 Enforcing an Order of Possession

 

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Section 9
        Claims for Compensation

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 9.1 Claims

 

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Section 10
        Deposits

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 10.1 Claim by Landlord - Branch has Deposit
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 10.2 Claim by Landlord - Landlord Can't Find Tenant
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 10.3 Claim by Landlord - More Than Security Deposit
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 10.4 Claim by Landlord - Security Deposit or Less
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 10.5 Enforcing an Order to Return a Security Deposit
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 10.6 Overpayment of Security Deposit
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 10.7 Refunding a Security Deposit
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 10.8 Security Deposit Claims - Guideline for Decisions
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 10.9 Tenant Request for Security Deposit

 

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Section 11
        Hearings/Hearing Orders

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 11.1 Hearings - General Information
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 11.2 Hearings - Serving Notice of A Hearing
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 11.3 Hearings - Substitutional Service
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 11.4 Hearings - When the Branch Decides a Hearing is Necessary
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 11.5 Hearing Orders - Amending An Order
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 11.6 Hearing Orders - Enforcing An Order
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 11.7 Hearing Orders - Returned Orders

 

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Section 12
        Costs and Interest

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 12.1 Costs
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 12.2 Interest

 

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Section 13
        Rent Regulation

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 13.1 Application for Rent Increase Above the Guideline
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 13.2 Application for Rent Increase Above the Guideline: Late Application
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 13.3 Laundry Charges
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 13.4 Mobile Home Parks - Licence Fees and Municipal Taxes
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 13.5 Rehabilitation Scheme
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 13.6 Rent Discounts
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 13.7 Rent Increase for New Tenants
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 13.8 Rent Increase - When Landlord Adds Furniture
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 13.9 Rent Review - Non-Profit Life Lease Complex
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 13.10 Setting Rent on New or Previously Exempt Rental Unit
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 13.11
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 13.12 Tenant Requested Improvement
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 13.13 Unauthorized Rent Increases
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 13.14 Withdrawal/Reduction of a Service

 

The Residential Tenancies Act

The Residential Rent Regulation  

The Residential Tenancies Interest Regulation

The Residential Tenancies Costs Regulation

The Residential Tenancies Regulation

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