CAT Confirms: Disruptive Conduct + Decisive Enforcement = Significant Cost Award

by Cohen Highley | Dec 3, 2025 | Articles, Condominium Law, News, Rent Control Bulletins, Rental Housing Law

By: Megan Alexander As counsel for the Applicant, Middlesex Condominium Corporation No. 79 (the “Corporation”) in this Condominium Authority Tribunal (“CAT”) application, I welcome their recent ruling in Middlesex Condominium Corporation No. 79 v. Wuest. This decision...

Bill 60 Passes

by Cohen Highley | Dec 2, 2025 | Announcements, Articles, Landlord and Tenant Law, News, On Air, Rent Control Bulletins, Rental Housing Law

Bill 60 has successfully passed Third Reading in the Ontario Legislature. However, as of today, Bill 60 has not yet received Royal Assent. What Happens After Royal Assent? Once Bill 60 receives Royal Assent, its provisions do not all take effect immediately. The bill...

Enforcing CAT orders through Ontario’s Small Claims Court

by Cohen Highley | Dec 2, 2024 | Articles, Condominium Law, News, Rental Housing Law

Enforcing CAT orders through Ontario’s Small Claims Court Monday, December 2, 2024 By Megan A. Alexander The Condominium Authority Tribunal (CAT) handles disputes related to condo governance, but once a decision is made, enforcement can be challenging. Many believe...

Legal Moment: Can a tenant in an apartment sublet to another tenant without the landlord’s approval?

by Cohen Highley | Feb 14, 2024 | Landlord and Tenant Law, On Air, Rental Housing Law

Kevin Kok ANNOUNCER: I’m with Kevin Kok from Cohen Highley Lawyers. Can a tenant in an apartment sublet the unit to someone else without first getting the landlord’s approval to do so? KEVIN: They cannot, no. Tenants must obtain their landlord’s...

Legal Moment: Can landlords raise rent above the approved Ministry of Housing’s guidelines?

by Cohen Highley | Sep 1, 2023 | Condominium Law, Land Ownership, Landlord and Tenant Law, On Air, Rental Housing Law

  Kevin Kok Yes, in a few scenarios first landlords can apply for above guideline increases if they faced extraordinary increase in municipal taxes and charge for the building, if they incur eligible capital expenditures respecting the building or one or more...

Legal Moment: Can Landlords raise their tenant’s rent to offset increasing mortgage costs?

by Cohen Highley | Sep 1, 2023 | Condominium Law, Land Ownership, Landlord and Tenant Law, On Air, Rental Housing Law

Kevin Kok Yes, but it’s limited like everyone else landlords have been impacted by the consistent increases in mortgage rates recently; consequently, landlords are looking for options to increase rent as paying more and mortgage payments than what they earn...