Tenant Rights: Offences

If you feel that you have been treated poorly, or unfairly by your landlord or other people in your building, you can file a complaint with the Investigation and Enforcement Unit of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing and/or the Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal.

Possible reasons for filing a complaint can include: 

• harassment - someone is preventing you from being able to enjoy living in your home,
• eviction - your landlord is evicting your without following the proper rules,
• withholding of vital services - your landlord is not supplying a reasonable amount of hydro, water, natural gas, or heating oil,
• improper entry - your landlord enters your unit without following the proper rules,
• increased rent - your landlord increases your rent without following the proper rules, or
• uncompleted maintenance or repairs - your landlord does not follow proper rules for maintaining your building or completing repairs in your unit.
  

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