Tenant Services:

Question: What are my rights and duties as a residential tenant in Ontario if my landlord refuses repairs or causes privacy breaches?

Answer: In Ontario, a residential tenant’s rights and duties typically include the landlord’s obligation to maintain the rental unit and address repair issues, plus protections around tenant privacy (including limits on how and when the landlord can photograph or access your space).  If your landlord is refusing maintenance, acting unlawfully, or breaching privacy, Defend-it Legal Services can help by reviewing the facts, gathering evidence (including background searches & fingerprinting where appropriate), and preparing or filing the required Landlord and Tenant Board materials while negotiating a resolution first and advocating at hearings if needed.  For paralegal-led tenant support across Ontario, contact Defend-it Legal Services at (289) 275-3513 to discuss your next steps and timelines.

Legal Rights and Duties Affecting Residential Tenants

To a tenant, a rental dwelling is home. Of course, home means something unique to everyone and these special feelings are recognized. With this said, Defend-it Legal Services also recognizes that impartial empathy is often necessary to remain focused upon the legal issues and to remain an objective advisor and negotiator. Defend-it Legal Services helps tenants to resolve disputes by first reviewing the facts and issues and then by working to negotiate a resolution with the landlord. If resolution is evasive, Defend-it Legal Services can prepare the required Landlord Tenant Board forms and advocate at Landlord Tenant Board hearings.

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