- OpenRoom – A private database where users upload official court orders and selected LTB applications. Landlords and Tenants can upload their official LTB decisions.
- CanLii – One of the most important steps when vetting tenants. Enter a name in the first row titled document text in one of two ways: John Smith or John+Smith. You can also use any other name you think the applicant may have used. Note: if your LTB order has not been entered into the Canlii system, email ltb@ontario.ca or use the feedback section on the Canlii website to also make a request Canlii Feedback Form
- Residential Tenancies Act – This will help you understand the basic rules and your responsibilities as a Landlord in Ontario. The Ontario’s Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) applies to most private residential rental units, including those in single and semi-detached houses, apartments and condominiums, and secondary units (e.g., basement apartments). Some types of rentals aren’t included, such as university and college residences and commercial properties.
- Landlord and Tenant Board – The Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) is an adjudicative tribunal operated by the government of Ontario that provides dispute resolution of landlord and tenant matters under the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006. It has the sole jurisdiction on Landlords and Tenants matters in Ontario. Important to read it through ! Use their interactive « Navigate the LTB Tribunal» tool to understand their process.
- Ontario Standard Lease – The Ontario Standard Lease (OSL) is the only form that landlords of most private residential rental units must use when they enter into a tenancy with a tenant. Until February 28, 2021, a landlord and tenant may use either the old or updated version of the standard lease for their tenancy agreement. For most residential tenancies, new agreements signed on or after March 1, 2021 must use the updated standard lease, dated December, 2020.
- Mental Help with CAMH – The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is Canada’s largest mental health teaching hospital. Going though a dispute with a tenant can be a traumatizing experience. CAMH may be offers help for landlords clients who are referred by a CAMH physician or allied health professional.
- Clauses – The two most important clauses on your Applications. Information for Screening Applicants. The Applicant hereby consents to the Landlord or their agent obtaining and viewing credit, financial and related personal or business information, and tenant history about the Applicant (including credit reports, credit scores and tenant records), from past and present landlords and from the reporting agencies known as Equifax, TransUnion, Experian and Landlord Credit Bureau, from time to time for the purposes of assessing the Applicant’s current and ongoing eligibility for tenancy. The consents provided are effective as of the date of this Application and will be valid for as long as required to fulfill the purposes described herein.
- Disclosure to Credit Bureaus – If the Applicant is granted tenancy with the Landlord, the Applicant hereby consents to the Landlord or their agent disclosing personally identifying information about the Applicant and information about their tenancy, including but not limited to the amount and timing of rent payments, good behaviour, problematic behaviour, any debt outstanding, and reviews of the Landlord’s experience regarding the Applicant, to Equifax, Landlord Credit Bureau and other reporting agencies, which may then be used in a tenant record, credit report and credit score for the Applicant and shared with other landlords and credit grantors.
- Landlords Self Help – The Landlords Self Help is a non profit organization funded by the province of Ontario through Legal Aid Ontario. The LSH provides to its members basic legal advice, general information and referrals to low income, small landlords across Ontario. It is a paid membership.
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