Toronto renters facing a risk of eviction can refer to an updated handbook, Preventing Evictions in Toronto, to help find resources and supports that are available to them.
In Ontario, eviction issues are managed by the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB). LTB provides information about the Residential Tenancies Act, resolving disputes between residential landlords and tenants and informing them of their rights and responsibilities.
If you have a question related to your tenancy or your rights and responsibilities as a tenant, contact the Tenant Hotline at Federation of Metro Tenants' Association.
Information and resources to help renters navigate evictions can be found on the City of Toronto website, by visiting Toronto.ca/EvictionHelp.
Toronto renters facing a risk of eviction can refer to an updated handbook, Preventing Evictions in Toronto, to help find resources and supports that are available to them.
For those who would like a hard copy of the handbook, you may pick one up from locations such as Toronto Public Libraries, Housing Hubs and Councillor Offices.
There have been reports of a growing trend of renovictions in Toronto, where a landlord illegitimately evicts a tenant by alleging that vacant possession of a rental unit is needed to undertake renovations or repairs.
Renovictions can include refusing to allow a tenant who has exercised their right of first refusal to return post-renovation, illegally raising the rent on a returning tenant, or not undertaking major renovations after evicting renters. This results in the displacement of tenants, the permanent loss of affordable market rental housing, and contributes to rising homelessness in Toronto.
Residents experiencing a renovation-related eviction, renoviction, or N13 notice can be directed to call the Federation of Metro Tenants’ Association Tenant Hotline at 416-921-9494 for general information.
If they require legal assistance, they can call the Legal Aid Hotline at 416-979-1446, and the Canadian Centre for Housing Rights at 416-944-0087.
They can also use the online Renovation Rights Assessment Tool. This tool will ask various questions regarding the work their landlord is undertaking and provide resource options as well as information regarding their rights.