Manual

THE FEDERATION OF METRO TENANTS' ASSOCIATIONS		Tenant Survival Manual
Chapters Introduction The Residential Tenancies Act Landlord and Tenant Board Are You Covered by the Law? Private Market Housing Social Housing Before You Move In Tenancy Agreements Discrimination Information Package Last Month's Rent Key Deposit Illegal Charges Rent Rent Increases Above Guideline Rent Increases Rent Reductions Automatic Rent Reductions Rent Freezes Trouble Paying Your Rent? Rent in Social Housing Repairs and Maintenance How to Get Repairs Done Working Together Privacy Locks and Keys Harassment Ending a Tenancy Subletting Assigning Evictions Eviction Procedure Reasons for Eviction Conversion, Demolition or Renovation How To File an Application Hearings About the FMTA		Rent There is no limit to what a property owner can charge for rent in a vacant unit. This is called vacancy decontrol. Once you move in, however, there are limits to how often and how much your rent can increase. A property owner cannot make you pay your rent with postdated cheques or automatic debit deductions, and the Residential Tenancies Act says that a property owner must give you receipts when you ask for them. Your rent receipts prove that you have been paying your rent so it is important that you ask for them and keep them for your records! See Sections 108 and 109. (1) of the RTA for more information. We are currently testing this online version of the Tenant Survival Manual: If you notice something that needs to be clarified; if you want more information on a particular subject; or if you simply would like to comment on the Tenant Survival Manual, please click here to send us an email.