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Petar Guzina
Sep 14, 20202 min read
September 14, 2020 End of Suspension of Limitation Periods
On September 14, 2020, Ontario Regulation (O. Reg.) 457/20 will come into effect and the suspension of limitation periods in Ontario will...
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Petar Guzina
Aug 31, 20201 min read
Last Chance For A Rent Increase Before 2022?
On August 28. 2020, the Ontario Government announced it will not allow any guideline rent increase in 2021. The Guideline Increase for...
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Petar Guzina
Aug 19, 20204 min read
The LTB Has "Re-Opened" - What Can Landlords and Tenants Expect?
The Landlord and Tenant Board in Ontario has re-opened, so to speak. Although the Board continued to operate during the provincially...
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Petar Guzina
Jun 18, 20203 min read
A Second Order Granting Enforcement of Eviction in Ontario
Another order of the Superior Court of Justice for Ontario has been published on CanLII granting a motion by a landlord to enforce and...
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Petar Guzina
Jun 12, 20202 min read
Jurisdiction to Reinstate a Residential Tenancy
A tenant may challenge an eviction order by requesting that the Landlord and Tenant Board Review the order or by filing an Appeal to the...
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Petar Guzina
Jun 4, 20204 min read
Ontario Superior Court of Justice Sets Out Guiding Principles for COVID-19 Evictions
In the case of Neumann v. Anderson, 2020 CanLII 36845 (ON SC) the Superior Court of Justice considered an urgent motion to enforce an...
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Petar Guzina
May 12, 20203 min read
Lease Language Does Not Determine Tenancy is Exempt From the Residential Tenancies Act
The Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) applies to all residential tenancies in Ontario despite any agreement or waiver to the contrary....
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Petar Guzina
Apr 28, 20204 min read
Divisional Court Finds No Jurisdiction to Deal with Enforcement Motions During Emergency
In the recent case of Chalich v. Alhatam, 2020 ONSC 2569 (CanLII) the Divisional Court has found that it does not retain jurisdiction to...
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Petar Guzina
Apr 24, 20203 min read
Gharib v. Mohos, 2020 ONSC 1872
The tenant had been refusing to grant the landlord and her agents access to the unit in an apparent attempt to thwart the sale of the...
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Petar Guzina
Apr 14, 20203 min read
Perpetual Motions: Ontario's Eviction Process During the COVID-19 State of Emergency
In Ontario, the suspension of normal court operations due to the provincially declared emergency due to COVID-19 includes the suspension...
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Petar Guzina
Apr 6, 20201 min read
Applying the Last Month's Rent Deposit Early to Assist Tenants
Many Landlord's faced with unpaid rent look to assist their tenants, and themselves, by applying the last month's rent deposit to the...
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Petar Guzina
Apr 1, 20206 min read
Residential Tenancies at Div. Ct. During the 1st week of the Suspension of Normal Court Operations
The first three matters heard by the Divisional Court in Ontario and published on CanLII since the suspension of normal court operations...
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Petar Guzina
Mar 30, 20203 min read
Is Ontario Ready for Rent Strikes?
The economic fallout from government mandated closures due to COVID-19 hasn't yet gone through a monthly rent cycle. As most residential...
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Petar Guzina
Mar 24, 20201 min read
Initial Impact of COVID-19 on the Legal System in relation to Residential Tenancies in Ontario
The Province of Ontario has ordered the mandatory closure of all non-essential workplaces effective as of Tuesday, March 24, 2020. These...
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Petar Guzina
Mar 24, 20201 min read
Introduction
This blog is intended to provide regular updates on Residential Tenancy law in Ontario as well as other legal topics of interest to the...
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