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Changes
to the Tenant Protection Act
Article
by Jan Schwartz, President
Multiple Dwelling Standards Association
The following
information explains some of the changes to the Tenant
Protection Act (TPA) that have come into effect as a result
of the Red Tape Reduction Act, 2000. For information about
all the changes and to know eactly what the law says,
you should read the amended TPA.
A number of amendemnts
have been made to the Tenant Protection Act in
the Red Tape Reduction Act, 2000. Many of the
amedments clarify existin rules in the TPA; other amendments
have added new rights for landlords or tenants and change
how the law applies.
Some of the amendments
include:
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A tenant can apply
for compensation for their costs related to repairing
or replacing property that was damaged or disposed of
and/or reasonable out-of-pocket expenses the tenant
has incurred or wil incur because:
the landlord
failed to repair or maintaing the rental unit;
the landlord, landlord's agent or the superintendent
interfered with the Tenant's rights (for example, illegally
entered the rental unit, withheld a vital service, etc.)
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A ten day termination
notice and a faster eviction process where a tenant
is involved in certain types of illegal drug activity.
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A tenant who has
been illegally locked out of their rental unit by the
landlord can apply to Tribunal for an oder requiring
the landlord to let them regain possession of the unit.
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A landlord who
owns condominium units that are rented out can give
a notice of termination to a tenant because a purchaser,
or a member of the purchaser's immediate family, wants
to move into the unit, regardless of the number of units
the landlord owns.
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Eviction orders will expire six months
after they take effect if the oder is not filed with
the Sheriff within those six months.
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A new process allowing the Tribunal
to issue an order confirming that a tenant has paid
to the landlord, or in part to the landord and in part
to the Tribunal, the amount required to void a termination
order for arrears of rent.
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Clarification that a person who is not
recognized by the landlord as a tenant but shares a
rental unit with a tenant and pays rent to the tenant
is not a "subtenant" as defined by the TPA.
The amedments to the Tenant Protection
Act take effect July 16, 2001.
For more information
about these amendements and the TPA, contact Ontario Rental
Housing Tribunal at 1-888-332-3234 or visit their web
site at www.orht.gov.on.ca
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