by Cohen Highley | Jul 11, 2023 | Rent Control Bulletins
LTB RULES THAT LANDLORDS AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROVIDERS ARE “CO-LANDLORDS” AND THE OCCUPANTS ARE RTA “TENANTS”: HERE ARE SOME IMPLICATIONS FOR PRIVATE LANDLORDSThe Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) has just released a decision by a special three Memberpanel which...
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
Article originally published in THE LAWYERS WEEKLY written by Joe Hoffer Ontario’s Condominium Act provides a mechanism forunhappy unit owners to stage a statutory uprising by overthrowing and replacing a condo board of directors. A recent Superior Court case (MCC 232...
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
A WINDFALL FOR “CAMPERS” AND LIABILITY FOR LAND OWNERS The Ontario Court of Appeal recently declared that owners of permanent structures onleased land are subject to the provisions of the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA). Forowners of recreational campgrounds and...
