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- Under the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA), a landlord and tenant can agree to have the tenant pay a suite meter provider for the tenant’s electricity costs instead of the landlord paying these costs. However, there are rules that a landlord must follow.
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Under the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA), a landlord and tenant can agree to have the tenant pay a suite meter provider for the tenant’s electricity costs instead of the landlord paying these costs. However, there are rules that a landlord must follow.
- Overview
- Rental Units
- Other Offences
- Care Homes
- Mobile Home Parks and Land Lease Communities
- Non-Profit Housing Co-Operative Member Units
- Penalties
The Residential Tenancies Act, 2006is an Ontario law that sets out rules for landlords and tenants. It is an offence to break certain rules. This page summarizes the offences in the act and explains how they apply to: 1. rental units 2. care homes 3. mobile home parks and land lease communities 4. non-profit housing co-operative member units (co-op...
A rental unit refers to any house, apartment or place of residence that is offered for rent. All the offences covered in this section apply to rental units. This includes rental units in care homes...
It is an offence under the act: 1. to disobey a LTBorder requiring the landlord to do specific repairs or stop doing certain things. 2. to stop political candidates or their agents from canvassing on the property 3. to stop an investigator from entering a building to carry out a search warrant 4. for an agent representing a landlord or tenant at th...
Care homes provide housing for people who need care services, such as health care, rehabilitation, or assistance with daily living. The following offences are specific to landlords of care homes. All other offences in the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006also apply. It is an offence to: 1. withhold or interfere with the reasonable supply of a care se...
Mobile home parks are land on which one or more mobile homes are located and used as permanent residence. A land lease home is a permanent dwelling that is owned by the tenant but is built on land rented from the landlord. The following offences are specific to landlords of mobile home parks and land lease communities. All other offences in the Res...
Non-profit housing co-operatives (co-ops) are managed by the residents. Member-elected boards are responsible for management. The co-op sets their own rules and responsibilities by creating by-laws according to the Co-operative Corporations Act (CCA). Non-profit housing co-operative units may be occupied by: 1. members 2. non-members For non-member...
If you are convicted of an offence under the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, the penalty is: 1. a fine of up to $50,000 for an individual 2. up to $250,000 for a corporation
Dec 29, 2010 · Before a current tenant can become responsible to pay a suite meter provider for the cost of providing electricity to the tenant’s unit, a landlord must get the tenant’s consent in writing. A form entitled “Tenant Agreement to Pay Directly for Electricity Costs” is available on the LTB website.
Jan 10, 2022 · Landlords can also install meters or suite meters and have new tenants be responsible for their own electricity charges. The landlord must provide electricity usage information for the rental unit over the last 12 months to prospective tenants, or from the date the meter or suite meter was installed up to the date the tenancy is entered into if ...
The following rules apply with respect to the notice that a landlord is required by clause 137 (2) (c) of the Act to provide to a tenant in connection with the interruption of the supply of electricity to a rental unit when a suite meter is installed:
The RTA changes relate to suite metering and the apportionment of electricity costs and impact tenancy agreements that require the tenant to pay electricity costs either directly to a distributor, suite meter provider or through cost apportioning.
Jan 23, 2019 · Overview. If a tenant's electricity costs are presently 'included within rent', if the landlord installs a suite metering system - and if the tenant consents in writing - then the landlord can, on notice to the tenant, change the arrangement to a 'tenant direct payment' one.
