RTA
Where would you tell a tenant to complain if their landlord shuts off their water service in retaliation?
RHEU, LTB
Does income from a full-time student count towards RGI rent calculation?
No
How would you explain undue hardship under the Human Rights Code?
Cost: Must be so substantial it would alter the essential nature of the enterprise or substantially affect viability. Landlord must consider outside sources of funding.
Health and safety requirements: Accommodations requested are likely to cause significant health and safety risks.
Rent safe TO applies to apartment buildings of what size?
3 or more storeys and 10 or more units.
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 a landlord have to do if they want 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
They ask for a review and they must do this in 30 days.
True or False. If a landlord fails to intervene after receiving a complaint of harassment than the tenant could have a claim against the landlord for interfering with their right to reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit.
True
Under RentSafe TO how quickly do landlords need to respond to urgent request for maintenance (such as no heat or a breach of building security)?
24 hours.
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. When deciding whether or not to grant an accommodation request one consideration is the number of requests the tenant has made.
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 it will be rescheduled 1 time.
False.
What is the difference between assignment and subletting?
In assignment the new tenant takes over the lease. In subletting the original tenant remains a party to the lease and will move back in after a fixed period of time.
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.
How long do people have to file a complaint with the Human Rights Tribunal (the limitation period)?
1 year
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.