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...
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...
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, Rental Housing Law
(And here’s what you can do about it….) This article first appeared in FRPO’s FE Magazine, May/June, 2016 Most landlords and on-site staff have probably encountered the “difficult” tenant who uses verbal abuse, personal attacks, threats, and intimidation...
by Cohen Highley | Jul 4, 2023 | Articles, Landlord and Tenant Law, Rent Control Bulletins, Rental Housing Law
Click Here for Information on the 2025 Increase Guideline The Government of Ontario has set the annual rent increase guideline for 2024 at 2.5%. The guideline is the maximum percentage that a landlord may increase the rent for a rental unit that is not exempt from...
by Cohen Highley | Jun 29, 2023 | Articles, Condominium Law, Landlord and Tenant Law, Rental Housing Law
We are circulating this reminder which will be of particular interest to property managers and those who engage the services of a third-party property management firm for their operations. The reminder is specific to legal processes engaged in at Landlord Tenant Board...
