RTA
Name two places a tenant could complain if their landlord shuts off their water service in retaliation?
RHEU, LTB, 311
Does income from a full-time student count towards RGI rent calculation?
No
What is a guarantor?
A person who agrees to pay the rent if the tenant does not.
In Mississauga how quickly must apartment landlords respond to complaints about pest infestation?
72 hours
How long can a private market tenant have a guest stay with them?
There is no limit
What does the notice need to say for a landlord to enter a tenant's unit for routine maintenance?
24 hours notice, in writing, the time they plan to enter and the reason they are entering
If an RGI tenant doesn't agree with a decision to decrease the number of bedrooms they are eligible for, how much time do they have to appeal that decision?
30 days
Are rooming houses covered by the RTA?
Yes
True or false. Mould is normal and unavoidable in basement units.
False.
A tenant has guest who gets into a fight with their neighbour and the police are called. The tenant says they're not responsible because it wasn't them. Are they correct?
No, tenants are responsible for their guests
If a group of tenants sign a lease together (all equally on the lease) what happens if one of them doesn't pay?
The other tenants owe that rent -- they have joint liability.
True or false. The Human Rights Code does not apply in RGI housing.
False
True or false. If a lease doesn't say anything about smoking it is a non-smoking building.
False.
Your client wants to have air conditioning in their unit. Their lease they need the landlord's permission to install air conditioning. Also their landlord provides hydro. What would you tell them?
They need to get the landlord's permission (now but the law could change soon) and they will have to pay a fee.
In a rooming house does a landlord have to clean and maintain common areas?
Yes
Is transitional housing covered by the RTA usually?
No
Can you explain the single offer rule in RGI housing?
Households on the centralized waitlist will receive only one offer of suitable RGI housing.
If they refuse this offer, or don't respond, they will be removed from the waitlist.
Name two reasons a landlord could make a tenant get rid of a pet.
makes unreasonable noise, causes an allergic reaction, is dangerous, causes damage, not allowed under condo rules, not allowed under city by-law.
Who would be responsible for removing a raccoon from a shed in the backyard of a rental?
The landlord
Can you explain one difference between assignment and subletting?
In assignment the new tenant steps into the old tenants place on the lease, whereas in subletting the tenant will return to the unit.