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Understanding Ontarios new residential lease: Reasonable Doubt
Starting April 30, landlords and tenants signing a new residential lease in Ontario are required to use the standard lease template. This requirement applies to... -
How renters can organize a tenants association: Reasonable doubt
A tenant led, neighborhood-wide organizing and rent-strike campaign has ended in victory for residents of Parkdale. By organizing within their respective buildings, these tenants successfully... -
Reasonable Doubt: changes to Ontario tenancy law designed to help survivors of domestic abuse and violence
For persons experiencing sexual or domestic violence and/or abuse, the greatest risk of harm occurs when the person attempts to flee the relationship. If you... -
Reasonable doubt: 10 important tips for tenants
As a tenants' rights lawyer, I have reviewed hundreds of leases, and heard thousands of stories about tenants being taken advantage of, unknowingly paying illegal... -
Reasonable Doubt: Ontario’s Landlord and Tenant Board penalizes the poor
Note to readers: This week's column comes from guest Jonathan Robart, a legal aid lawyer in residential tenancy law at Scarborough Community Legal Services. Imagine you...
