Term 1
Definition 1
Term 2
Definition 2
100

Rent

What is Money that a tenant pays to the landlord so that they can live in the rental unit.

100

A contract between the landlord and tenant to rent a place to live.

What is a Lease?

100

Tenant

What is also known as a renter, this is the person who pays rent to a landlord.



100
A set of rules that tells people what they can and cannot do.

What is Law?

200

Rental Unit

What is The place where the tenant will live, like an apartment or a house. 

200

What a lawyer thinks you may be able to do if you have a legal problem.

What is Legal Advice or Legal Opinion?

200

Landlord

What is The owner of a house or an apartment that someone can live in if they pay rent.

200

Information about what the law says.

What is Legal Information

300

Maintenance

What is The activity of making sure something is working. 

300

To fix something that is broken.

What is Repair?

300

Common Areas

What are the parts of a building that tenants share.

300

The parts of a building that tenants share.

What are Common Areas?

400

The Residential Tenancies Act

What is The law about landlords and tenants in Ontario.

400

A piece of paper from the landlord asking a tenant to leave the  apartment.

What is Notice of Eviction?

400

Deposit

What is an amount of money put somewhere like a bank?

400

An amount of money put in a certain place.

What is a Deposit?

500

The right to privacy

What is The right to not be watched or listened to, and to keep personal  information secret. 

500

Services like water, electricity or gas, and heat during the winter.

What are Vital Services?

500

Lawyer

A person who can give an opinion or advice about a legal problem.

500

A piece of paper that you get to show that you have paid for something.

What is a Receipt?