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Canadian Apartment Magazine

Quebec adopts new lease transfer bill

The new law in Quebec will allow landlords to reject a lease transfer for any reason, putting more power back in the hands of landlords.
renovictions

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Clamping down on renovictions

Hamilton will soon be the first city in Ontario to introduce a renoviction bylaw forcing landlords to obtain a licence prior to issuing an N-13
RTB landlord tenant disputes

Canadian Apartment Magazine

B.C. announces major investment in RTB

The B.C. government announced it is increasing the Residential Tenancy Branch’s (RTB) operating budget and staffing by 40 per cent to contend with back-log of residential tenancy disputes.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

Continued dysfunction mars progress at LTB

It’s been a weary road to resolution for landlords caught in the backlog at the Landlord Tenant Board (LTB), and despite efforts to expidite hearings, new complications abound.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

Breaking the cycle of housing instability

A new report from the Urban Land Institute delves into the benefits and drawbacks of government policies intended to end housing instability.
housing instability

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Development-led evictions add to housing woes

New CMHC data explores the prevelance and implications of development-led evictions and other trends impacting Toronto's rental housing landscape.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

Weathering the 3rd wave of COVID-19

As COVID-19 variants surge throughout the country, what do the latest lockdown measures mean for residential landlords?
residential evictions

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Ontario issues temporary pause on residential evictions

The Ontario government has issued an emergency order to temporarily pause the enforcement of residential evictions for the second time since March 2020.
Ontario extends eviction prohibition for commercial tenants in rent arrears due to COVID-19

Canadian Property Management

Ontario adds two-month reprieve for rent arrears

Provincial intervention in the commercial sector is limited to tenants who meet the prerequisites for Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance, but whose landlords have not applied for the relief.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

Bill 184 is now a law in Ontario

Ontario has moved ahead with the controversial Bill 184 despite opposition from tenant advocates claiming it will lead to mass evictions.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

Update on status of LTB hearings

In his latest bulletin, Joe Hoffer of Cohen Highley LLP, says landlords should expect LTB hearings to resume in September, once the backlog of pending eviction orders has cleared.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

The pros and cons of Bill 184

Ontario’s Bill 184 has raised the ire of tenant advocacy groups over concerns it will drive renters further into debt while making evictions easier for landlords.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

BC extends temporary rental supplement

The B.C. government announced it has extended the temporary rental supplement (TRS) until the end of August 2020. It will also maintain the moratorium on evictions for non-payment of rent.
residential evictions

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Ontario suspends evictions amid state of emergency

AS COVID-19 continues to spread in Ontario prompting the Ford Government to declare a state of emergency, the Province also announced all new eviction orders will be suspended until further notice.