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Ontario and Toronto · Interactive tool

Which rules apply to my Toronto rental?

Six questions. Two separate answers come out: whether the Residential Tenancies Act covers the unit, and whether the rent increase guideline does. "Not sure" is always an answer and produces the list of evidence that would settle it. Nothing you enter is stored.

Where is the rental?

Question 1

Where is the rental?

City limits decide the Toronto layers. The GTA is not the city.

How is it rented?

Question 2

How is it rented?

The Act covers residential tenancies; short-term and commercial use fall outside it.

Does the occupant share a kitchen or bathroom with the owner or the owner's family?

Question 3

Does the occupant share a kitchen or bathroom with the owner or the owner's family?

Sharing with the owner takes the arrangement outside the Act. Sharing with other tenants does not.

What kind of housing is it?

Question 4

What kind of housing is it?

Co-ops are outside the Act; RGI and care homes have their own rules; multi-tenant houses add a city licence.

When was the unit first occupied for residential purposes?

Question 5

When was the unit first occupied for residential purposes?

This decides guideline coverage, separately from the Act. It needs a record, not an estimate.