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Arbitrary, overreaching and illegal, the new normal. https://torontosun.com//gobin-officers-conduct-in-arrest-o

Legal Aid Ontario is once again making the most of their limited funds to advocate for those who refuse to pay rent. https://www.cbc.ca//evictions-rising-mpp-lawyer-say-1.5830

"When I look at the damage they did to this house, what they've done to it and it took the Ontario government who let them live here, on my dime, free-of-charge where I had to pay the expenses since February 26, they should have been out of here." https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/sudbury-landlord-says-he

https://www.thestar.com//adamson-barbecue-arrestee-must-ta

Does the Premier have a plan for the bedlam that awaits? https://www.huffingtonpost.ca//canada-landlord-bills-rent-

Just when it was thought things couldn't get more bizarre. https://globalnews.ca//coronavirus-ontario-eviction-enfor/

Landlord-Tenant Board is celebrating Valentines Day with a 6% fee increase for all applications. An e-file is now $186.00, a $11.00 increase.

Tribunals are increasingly dealing with matters traditionally heard in courts. https://nationalpost.com//canadas-tribunals-wield-immense-

Landlord-Tenant Board is celebrating Valentines Day with a 6% fee increase for all applications. An e-file is now $186.00, a $11.00 increase.

A Landlord is permitted to take pictures of the inside of the rental unit. Its often believed that a landlord taking pictures of the unit is breaching the privacy of the tenant. The case of Nickoladze v Bloor Street Investments/Advent Property Management, 2015 ONSC 3893 (CanLII) confirms the circumstances in which a Landlord may take pictures of the interior of the tenant’s rental unit. the fact that photographs were taken does not, by itself, constitute an infringement of the tenant’s privacy rights. It would only constitute an infringement if it was done for an improper purpose. In this case, the Board determined that the photographs were taken for the purpose of the inspection and for use at the hearing https://www.canlii.org//20/2015onsc3893/2015onsc3893.html

I have been waiting on an order for a simple rent arrears application since Nov 21, 2019. Hearings are booking to the third week in April right now. Very dysfunctional tribunal at the moment. https://www.msn.com//im-just-stuck-downtown-wi/ar-BBZn752

If you're buying a used car, particularly an older one, spend a few dollars and have your mechanic inspect it prior to purchase. https://www.cbc.ca//o/omvic-car-buyer-protection-1.5425552

Has the economy in Windsor improved enough to sustain the rise in housing and rental prices? This economist speculates prices could rise between five and ten percent per year! https://windsor.ctvnews.ca/windsor-can-expect-dramatic-incr

This investigation will conclude what is already known. The Landlord-Tenant Board needs more adjudicators and staff. However, the Ford government isn't going to spend the dough. Landlord's can enjoy their tax cut instead. https://www.cbc.ca//ontario-landlord-tenant-board-ombudsma

Renoviction: Evicting tenants to renovate the rental unit. This practice by landlords can often be abused. Evicting tenants to make small renovations then increasing the rent for new tenants to turn a quick buck is on the rise. "Seeking certainty, many move out"... Tenants need to know their rights! https://www.cbc.ca//renovictions-housing-shortage-1.5400594

The 2020 Landlord-Tenant Board guideline for rent increases has been set at 2.2%. However units constructed after November 15, 2018 are not subject to rent control, and the rent may be increased by arbitrarily by the landlord. Something to consider if moving into a newly constructed unit.

The limit for a Small Claims Court claim is increasing from $25,000 to $35,000. Apparently, it's going to be faster, easier, and more affordable to resolve your legal disputes than ever before. https://news.ontario.ca//regulations-and-statutes-in-force

Has the economy in Windsor improved enough to sustain the rise in housing and rental prices? This economist speculates prices could rise between five and ten percent per year! https://windsor.ctvnews.ca/windsor-can-expect-dramatic-incr

Renoviction: Evicting tenants to renovate the rental unit. This practice by landlords can often be abused. Evicting tenants to make small renovations then increasing the rent for new tenants to turn a quick buck is on the rise. "Seeking certainty, many move out"... Tenants need to know their rights! https://www.cbc.ca//renovictions-housing-shortage-1.5400594

"the applicant has not established that wearing a kilt, and more specifically wearing a kilt at work, is intricately linked to his ancestry." https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/kilt-ban-for-grt-driver-wasn-t

Termination for owner/family use has become a more common application. https://www.cbc.ca//london-landlord-rental-market-1.5384316

Tenants who fail to pay their rent on time face a greatly increased risk of having their tenancy terminated. A tenancy may be terminated if a tenant persistently fails to pay their rent on time. Persistently late is five times in 12 months. In practice the board will give a persistently late paying tenant an opportunity to correct their behaviour at a LTB hearing. But once a board member has put a persistently late tenant on notice that a further late payment will result in termination, an additional late payment will usually result in termination of the tenancy.