Ontario Condominium Rental Agreement

Sign a lease – Once you have approved your client, you must consult the rental terms in writing via a Condo lease form. The form allows you to enter the terms of the rental agreement, the rental, the deposit, the parking lot, the utilities, the pets, etc. All parties must sign and date the agreement for it to be valid. The Rental Act (THE “RTA”) defines the rights and obligations of tenants and landlords and defines the framework for everything related to the tenancy process, including rents, dispute resolution, deposits, lease term and much more. The RTA requires landlords and tenants to sign a formal lease agreement that defines the details of the lease and protects both parties in the event of a dispute. A tenant cannot withhold more than one month`s rent because a landlord has not completed the standard tenancy agreement and all rents due after the month must be paid in full and on time. The new mandatory form expressly recognizes that a landlord may require a tenant to comply with the restrictions imposed on pets in the rules of the condominium: tenants should receive a copy of the declaration, rules and statutes of the owner of the condominium. Tenants must follow the same rules as the landlord and also have the same rights as access to all amenities. The owner of the unit has a duty to ensure that his tenant complies with the rules of co-ownership. In addition to the specific terms of the tenancy agreement, the standard tenancy form also contains general information for both tenants and landlords who set out their rights and obligations and describe certain conditions that are not applicable under the RTA. Topics covered in this part of the lease include the end of a lease, subletting, pets, customers and the entry of a lessor into the unit. In the case of condominiums that prohibit pets in declarations or rules, the only exception applies to animals that help people with disabilities or illnesses.

The rights to these therapeutic animals are covered by the Human Rights Code. First, the new form requires owners to indicate whether the rental unit is in a condo. If the unit is a condominium, the form requires the landlord to provide the administrative documents of the condominium and require the tenant to comply: there are many court proceedings regarding the interactions between the Condominium Act and the Residential Tenancy Act. On the one hand, the rental law applies between the owner (probably the owner of the condominium) and the tenant (probably the person occupying the unit). On the other hand, the Condominium Act applies between the housing company, the owners and occupants of the units. While the Rental Housing Act expressly prevents the prohibition of pets in a residential rental agreement, this law does not replace the condominium law [at least not on this point] and that is what the new form attempts to clarify. Tenants must comply with the restrictions on pets in which they rent. A tenant simply cannot have more rights than the owners with respect to pets. For units rented on or after April 30, the lessor must submit a standard rental form as a lease agreement.

If the tenancy agreement is not the standard form, the tenant can apply in writing to the lessor for a standard form agreement and the lessor must submit it within 21 days of the application. With an apartment, the owner is the owner of the building. With a condo, the owner is the owner of the unit.