An Indispensable Desktop Reference for a Challenging Practice

 

Written by Jack Fleming, this authoritative work has proven to be an indispensable resource for practitioners, judges, board and tribunal members, paralegals and others who work with landlords and tenants in their daily practice. This annual publication annotates the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 and other relevant legislation with expert commentary and insights on recent cases that reflect hot issues before the board, helpful practice points, and both reported and unreported court and board decisions. Plus, unreported decisions of the Landlord and Tenant Board cited in this publication are now available on Quicklaw ^TM.

 

Features

• Superior commentary and analysis — written by one of the leading experts in the landlord and tenant field
• Practice points — provides succinct and practical guidance on key landlord and tenant issues, including a summary of principles and factors to consider when arguing a case
• Unmatched coverage — case law, Landlord and Tenant Board decisions and unreported decisions not available in any other publication
• Cross references to other legislation and related material
• Table of concordance between the Residential Tenancies Act and the Tenant Protection Act, for easy cross-referencing between the new and old legislation

New in This Edition

 

The new 2010 edition has been fully updated with a careful review of all annotations and material to make this reference uncluttered with obsolete cases, keeping just the current and applicable information in a portable format. New edition highlights include:

• Discussion of frustrated contracts (RTA s.19)
• Discussion of abatement of rent, damages and restoring possession (RTA s. 31)
• Discussion of key recent cases, including unreported Landlord and Tenant Board cases
• Updated Landlord and Tenant Board’s rules of practice
• Updated Landlord and Tenant Board’s interpretation guidelines
• Recently revised Landlord and Tenant Board forms including:
  • Form L1: Application to Evict a Tenant for Non-payment of Rent and to Collect Rent the Tenant Owes
  • Form L2: Application to Terminate a Tenancy and Evict a Tenant
  • Form L3: Application to Terminate a Tenancy – Tenant Gave Notice or Agreed to Terminate the Tenancy
  • Form L7: Application to Transfer a Care Home Tenant
  • Form L9: Application to Collect Rent the Tenant Owes
  • Form A2: Application About a Sublet or an Assignment
  • Form N4: Notice to End a Tenancy Early for Non-payment of Rent