Glossary - Housing Law

mediated agreement

In Housing Law

A mediated agreement is an agreement that a landlord and a tenant make with the help of a Board mediator. It is a way to settle a case without the Board making the decision. A mediated agreement can give the landlord the right to ask the Board for an eviction order later without telling the tenant. It can also take away other rights that landlords and tenants cannot give up in any other way.

mediation

In Debt and Consumer Rights, Employment and Work, Housing Law, Human Rights

In mediation, people who don’t agree on something meet with someone called a mediator. The mediator tries to help them find a solution that they agree on.

A mediator does not make decisions or force anyone to agree to anything. If people make an agreement after mediation, they either:

  • won’t need to have a hearing at a court or tribunal, where a judge or adjudicator decides for them, or
  • will only need a hearing about the things they still don’t agree on.  
month-to-month

In Housing Law

A month-to-month tenancy is a rental agreement that does not have a fixed term and where the tenant pays rent each month. It is sometimes called a monthly tenancy. This is the most common kind of periodic tenancy. It automatically renews every month unless the landlord or the tenant takes legal steps to end it.

monthly

In Housing Law

A monthly tenancy is a rental agreement that does not have a fixed term and where the tenant pays rent each month. It is sometimes called a month-to-month tenancy. This is the most common kind of periodic tenancy. It automatically renews every month unless the landlord or the tenant takes legal steps to end it.

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