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No. Some units first occupied for residential purposes after November 15, 2018 are exempt from the annual rent-increase guideline, but other Residential Tenancies Act rules can still apply.
A rent deposit is generally limited to the lesser of one month’s rent and one rental period. It must be used for the last rental period, and the landlord generally owes annual interest at the applicable guideline rate.
Ontario’s standard lease is required for most residential tenancies signed on or after April 30, 2018, and the landlord must give the tenant a copy within 21 days after signing.
A former tenant can bring a T5 application alleging bad-faith termination. The LTB may order financial remedies and can find the landlord, purchaser or both responsible depending on the facts.
Purchaser-use termination generally requires at least 60 days’ notice ending on the proper rental-period or lease-term date, plus compensation equal to one month’s rent or an acceptable replacement unit by the required deadline.
For an eligible sale, the purchaser, purchaser’s spouse, specified parents or children, or a qualifying caregiver may support purchaser-use termination. The property and good-faith occupation requirements must also fit.
Search the HCRA Ontario Builder Directory before signing. It can show licensing status, experience, homes built and regulatory history, including project information and certain cancellations.
Generally, yes. CRA says all assignment sales of newly constructed or substantially renovated residential housing are taxable for GST/HST purposes when the agreement is entered into after May 6, 2022.
No. The PDI documents missing, damaged or incomplete items before possession, but Tarion says the PDI form itself is not a warranty claim. Unresolved items may need to be submitted separately through the applicable warranty form.
During interim occupancy, the buyer may live in the unit but does not yet own it because the condominium has not registered. The buyer pays the developer an occupancy fee rather than regular mortgage payments.