Tenants in Ontario are facing new rules that may seriously affect their rights and responsibilities. These changes to the Residential Tenancies Act became law on September 1.
This month's On the Radar looks at 2 of the more significant new rules.
Landlords can now apply to the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB):
Steps to Justice's family law content, Family Law Guided Pathways, and Steps in a Family Law Case have been updated to reflect changes that took effect on September 1, 2021. The changes say that financial statements have to be updated, served, and filed less often. Timelines depend on where the case is in the family court process, for...
Steps to Justice has a new letter-writing tool to help workers ask their former employer for their Record of Employment (ROE). The tool collects basic information, such as:
The...
In March this year, the government made several important changes to family law procedures. There are more changes taking effect in August and September. The 2 main ones allow:
Steps to Justice has more information on your right to services in French, including:
Steps to Justice has new content about how criminal courts deal with certain mental health issues, including:
Steps to Justice has a new interactive illustration of a criminal courtroom. This illustration gives you an idea of what a typical criminal courtroom looks like. You can click on the pop-up buttons to get more information about who the key players are and their roles.
As summer heats up, it's a good time for tenants to pull out their leases and review the rules about air conditioners.
This month's On the Radar looks at the different ways air conditioning can be handled in a lease.
Tenants can use the pathway to the Landlord and Tenant Board's Form T1, Tenant Application for a Rebate of Money the Landlord Owes to get money back their landlord owes them.
Use the pathway to complete the Landlord and Tenant Board’s...
Steps to Justice now has information about provincial offences, including:
There is also information about trials and appeals in Provincial Offences Court.