Ontario Landlords
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Ontario renter eventually moves out, 11 months after he stopped paying rentA Brampton couple is relieved to have access to their home back, 11 months after a tenant stopped paying rent and utilities and, for a period, refused to move out.ConsumerOct 12, 2024
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Ontario city cracking down on ‘slum’ landlords who ‘ruin neighbourhoods’Early in the year, Brampton launched a program to make small landlords in some of the city's wards obtain business licences and agree to enhanced scrutiny.CanadaSep 19, 2024
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‘We need to occupy the house’: Ontario landlord says tenant won’t leaveA Brampton woman and her husband say they're out more than $22,000 in unpaid rent and can't occupy their home because a tenant has refused to leave after being asked to move.ConsumerMay 21, 2024
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Ontario caps 2024 rent increases at 2.5%; does not apply to newer unitsMost Ontario landlords will be able to increase rent by up to 2.5 per cent next year.CanadaJun 30, 2023
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‘Excruciating delays’ at Ontario’s Landlord and Tenant Board: Ombudsman reportOntario's ombudsman says a backlog of cases at the Landlord and Tenant Board has grown and it's taking an average of 7 or 8 months for a hearing to be scheduled.CanadaMay 4, 2023
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Ukrainian newcomers face challenges as some Ontario landlords demand months of advance rent"They asked me about rent, for example for six months .... You understand for me, I came without money."CanadaNov 10, 2022
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Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board’s ‘digital first’ system harms vulnerable renters: advocateThe Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario says the complaint was filed with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal on behalf of a 77-year-old woman in North Bay, Ont.CanadaJun 29, 2022
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Advocates say new Ontario bill gives an unfair advantage to landlords over tenantsSeveral advocacy groups say Bill 184 would provide a number of new avenues for landlords to both evict and collect unpaid rent from current and past tenants.CanadaJul 3, 2020
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Coronavirus: Ford says no to pausing commercial evictions in OntarioFord says "vicious landlords'' drive him crazy and that property owners should support their commercial tenants at this time.HealthMay 15, 2020
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