ONPHA's input on RTA regulations
ONPHA has submitted our review of the drafted Regulations which will accompany the Residential Tenancies Act. We have also summarized these regulations for your perusal.

2007 Rent Increase Guideline is 2.6%
Please read the Press Release, Backgrounder, and Regulation.

Quick Reference Guides
Download the:

• Descriptive Summary of Changes – TPA to RTA
• Descriptive Summary of Changes – RTA to TPA
• Summary of Numbering Changes – TPA to RTA
• Summary of Numbering Changes – RTA to TPA

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ONPHA gets its say on RTA
Read ONPHA's May 31 Submission to the Standing Committee on General Government.

A Proposed New Landlord and Tenant Law for Ontario: Key Changes to Affect Non-Profit Housing Providers

Two years after releasing a discussion paper on policy directions for a new landlord and tenant law, the Province of Ontario finally tabled new legislation - the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 - on May 3, 2006. This new law, once it is passed and proclaimed, will replace the current Tenant Protection Act.

Landlord-tenant laws in Ontario affect the day to day operations of all non-profit housing providers. ONPHA has been working with the Province to ensure the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing is fully aware of non-profit housing providers' concerns. ONPHA initially submitted a summary of key non-profit housing provider issues to the provincial government in March of 2004, even before a discussion paper was tabled.

Once the Provincial government released its Residential Tenancy Reform Consultation Paper, in late April, 2004 regarding possible changes to the laws affecting landlord and tenant issues, ONPHA asked for its members input. In the summer of 2004, based on that member input, ONPHA submitted a formal response to the discussion paper outlining the non-profit housing perspective on a new landlord and tenant law.

With the tabling of first reading legislation, the government has clearly agreed with some of ONPHA's positions, but the proposed law raises other concerns for non-profit housing providers. Read a comparison of issues between ONPHA's position and the new Residential Tenancies Act.

For more information:

• Backgrounder: The Context for Proposed Residential Tenancies Act
• Backgrounder: Highlights of the Proposed Residential Tenancies Act
• Ministry News Release
• Ottawa Community Housing's Submission on the Residential Tenancies Act