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
If a tenant gets an N5 notice, and it's their first notice in a 6 month period, what can they do?
Void the notice by correcting the issue in 7 days.
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.
True or false. A tenant has an LTB hearing for illegal activity, but since they were not convicted criminally they cannot be evicted.
False. A conviction is not requested.
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.
True or false. If a tenant misses their LTB hearing it will be rescheduled 1 time.
False.
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
True or false. A landlord cannot evict a tenant because they are planning to sell the house.
True.