Tenant Services:

Question: What are my legal rights as a residential tenant in Ontario?

Answer:   As a residential tenant in Ontario, you have various legal rights that protect your relationship with your landlord, including the right to privacy, the right to maintenance, and the right to fair rent.  If you are experiencing issues such as eviction or disputes with your lease, Cross Legal Services can review your situation and assist in negotiating a resolution or advocating on your behalf at the Landlord Tenant Board.  Your home is important, and we are here to help you navigate your rights effectively.

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, Cross 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. Cross 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, Cross Legal Services can prepare the required Landlord Tenant Board forms and advocate at Landlord Tenant Board hearings.

Learn About Various Tenant Legal Issues