Normal 0 false false false EN-CA X-NONE X-NONE Toronto Council has now passed short-term rental rules that will change the face of Airbnb and similar services in Toronto. The rules will create an entirely new zoning category for short-term rentals…

There have been a number of changes to residential tenancy legislation proposed, announced and implemented since April of this year.  While we don’t know the effect of all of them until the Landlord and Tenant Board and appellate courts have…

Anything this government touches turns bad, and Wynne’s announcements regarding rental policy changes is no exception.  A return to full rent control will bring American-style slums to Toronto.  New rentals won't be built, and that includes purpose-built rentals, and condos…

Normal 0 false false false EN-CA X-NONE X-NONE Ontario’s residential landlord and tenant legislation is badly outdated and needs a complete re-write.  The basic framework of the Residential Tenancies Act and its immediate predecessor the Tenant Protection Act is almost…