Prescott, Brockville, and Ottawa Rental Properties

This is the final part in a four-part series on landlords’ maintenance obligations in Ontario. So far, we have covered the law governing maintenance obligations, the recourse options available to tenants such as filing an application with the Landlord and Tenant Board (the Board) and other...

This is part 3 of the four part series on landlords’ maintenance obligations. In part 1 we talked about the legislation governing maintenance and repairs for residential tenancies in Ontario. In part 2 we dug into the wording and intent of the legislation and explained what types of things would...

Landlord’s maintenance obligations - Part 2 In part 1 of this four-part blog, we talked about the legislation governing landlords’ maintenance obligations. More specifically, we covered Section 20 of the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA). It is worth a deeper dive to really understand the intent and...

This is the first of a four-part blog series focusing on landlords’ obligations in respect of maintenance and repairs. At one time or another, every tenant has required repairs to be carried out on their apartment. Often tenants get frustrated because they feel their requests are being ignored....