Tenant Advocacy:

Question: What legal rights and duties apply to residential tenants in Ontario when dealing with an attempted eviction or rent issue?

Answer:   Access Ontario Legal Services helps residential tenants in Ontario understand their legal rights and duties under the Residential Tenancies Act, including protections around evictions, rent disputes, and landlord access so you know what to do next and what deadlines may apply.   We review the facts and documents, identify the issues that affect your tenancy, and then help you negotiate a practical resolution with your landlord.   If the dispute cannot be resolved, our paralegal team can help prepare the required Landlord and Tenant Board forms and support you for a hearing at the Landlord and Tenant Board.   To get started with plain-language guidance and a clear next step in your case, call (905) 302-1851 today.

Legal Rights and Duties Affecting Residential Tenants

To a tenant, a rental dwelling is home. Of course, home means something unique to everyone and these special feelings are recognized. With this said, Access Ontario Legal Services also recognizes that impartial empathy is often necessary to remain focused upon the legal issues and to remain an objective advisor and negotiator. Access Ontario Legal Services helps tenants to resolve disputes by first reviewing the facts and issues and then by working to negotiate a resolution with the landlord. If resolution is evasive, Access Ontario Legal Services can prepare the required Landlord Tenant Board forms and advocate at Landlord Tenant Board hearings.