Landlord Services Including Legal Advocacy Involving Various Residential Tenancy Issues

A landlord may keep, sell, or dispose of, the abandoned belongings of a former tenant; however, the rights and duties imposed upon a landlord differ depending...

The presumption that a tenant is legally obligated to vacate a rental unit in the same condition as the tenant received the unit is incorrect.  A tenant is...

When a landlord engages a real estate agent to assist in selling a tenanted property, both the landlord and the agent owe duties and responsibilities to the...

A brief summary to outline the urban myth false belief that a tenant cannot be evicted during the wintertime including explanation regarding undue hardship. 

The withdrawal of legacy services, meaning parking, laundry, storage, among other things, that were historically included throughout the tenancy arrangement,...

A landlord is required to provide safekeeping for the property of a deceased tenant for thirty days following the death of a tenant.  Additionally, the lease...

Generally, the duty of property maintenance falls upon the landlord; and accordingly, the landlord is required to perform snow shoveling and lawn mowing, among...

A landlord must enter a unit between 8:00am and 8:00pm; however, the twelve (12) hour period for entry within which a landlord may enter is without an...

Is a Landlord Liable For Injuries Arising From Poor Maintenance If the Maintenance Was Outsourced? As Owner of the Premises a Landlord Holds the Care and...

When a landlord and a tenant enter into a lease with a proposed occupancy or move-in date, the landlord takes on an absolute duty to provide a rental unit on...

Being a landlord is being in business.  Business comes with challenges.  The landlord business comes with very unique challenges requiring an understanding of...

A landlord may require a tenant to obtain and provide proof of liability insurance as long as such a mandate is contained within a valid lease. 

The Landlord Tenant Board requires that legal processes be commenced only by persons authorized by the Law Society Act to do so.  Where processes are commenced...

What Can a Landlord Do to Help Reduce Problem Tenant Issues? A Landlord Can Follow the Tips Below As Well As Other Hints For Success That Are Drawn Upon...

Sometimes a tenant (but possibly a landlord) will misuse the processes of the Landlord Tenant Board as a tool and method to victimize the other.  When such...