by Cohen Highley | Jul 11, 2023 | Rent Control Bulletins
A private landlord and an SHP entered into a standard form of residential lease which specifically stated the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) governed their relationship, and named the housing provider as the sole tenant. Despite this, the Board determined that the...
by Cohen Highley | Jul 11, 2023 | Land Ownership
As a follow up to our Bulletin about the Green Acres decision of the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB), which found that the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) did not apply to a seasonal park, we now have a decision that takes the analysis one step further. Kristin Ley...
by Cohen Highley | Jul 10, 2023 | Condominium Law
THE LAWYERS WEEKLY Ontario’s Condominium Act provides a mechanism for unhappy unit owners to stage a statutory uprising by overthrowing and replacing a condo board of directors. A recent Superior Court case (MCC 232 v. Owners and Mortgagees of MCC 232 ONSC 4620) holds...
by Cohen Highley | Jul 10, 2023 | Rent Control Bulletins, Rental Housing Law
The Divisional Court has ruled that, in the absence of express, permissive language in a lease, a Landlord may not take photographs of the interior of a rental unit and post the images when listing the unit for sale. In particular, the Court stated:...
by Cohen Highley | Jul 10, 2023 | Rent Control Bulletins
Article by Joe Hoffer Many residential landlords have expressed a preference, in their marketing and in admissions policy, for rentals to persons aged 50-plus. It has long been the view of landlords’ lawyers, however, that restricting tenancies to persons aged...
by Cohen Highley | Jul 10, 2023 | Land Ownership
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently declared that owners of permanent structures on leased land are subject to the provisions of the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA). For owners of recreational campgrounds and recreational land lease properties the ruling creates...
