:''This is the Residential Tenancies Act of Ontario. For other jurisdictions, see
Residential Tenancies Act (disambiguation) Residential Tenancies Act may refer to legislation in various jurisdictions:
* Residential Tenancies Act (Alberta)
* Residential Tenancies Act, 2006
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The ''Residential Tenancies Act, 2006'' (RTA 2006) is the law in the province of
Ontario
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,
Canada
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, that governs
landlord and tenant
A leasehold estate is an ownership of a temporary right to hold land or property in which a lessee or a tenant holds rights of real property by some form of title from a lessor or landlord. Although a tenant does hold rights to real property, a ...
relations in residential rental accommodations. The Act received
royal assent
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on June 22, 2006, and was proclaimed into law on January 31, 2007. The Act repealed and replaced the ''Tenant Protection Act'', 1997. Ontario's
Landlord and Tenant Board
The Landlord and Tenant Board (french: Commission de la location immobilière) is an adjudicative tribunal operating in the province of Ontario that provides dispute resolution of landlord and tenant matters under the ''Residential Tenancies Act ...
is governed by the act.
Contents
The ''Residential Tenancies Act 2006'' contains chapters on the meaning of a tenancy, the duties of landlords and tenants, "security of tenure" and the list of legitimate reasons that a landlord can evict a tenant, and a system of
rent regulation
Rent regulation is a system of laws, administered by a court or a public authority, which aims to ensure the affordability of housing and tenancies on the rental market for dwellings. Generally, a system of rent regulation involves:
* Price co ...
.
Section 120 contains the key provision on rent regulation, which says that rents cannot increase by more than 2.5 per cent in a year.
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