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abatement

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reduction of rent because of deficiencies in a rental unit or building

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abatement of rent

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reduction of rent because of deficiencies in a rental unit or building, or other breaches by the landlord

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above-guideline rent increase

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a rent increase greater than the guideline

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adjournment

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postponement, usually of a hearing, and usually at the time that the hearing was to begin or after it has begun

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administrator

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a person who is appointed by the court to administer the property of a person who has died without naming an executor in a will

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affidavit

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a document in a Board of court proceeding in which a person sets out facts and signs before a public official while swearing that the facts are true (sworn statement)

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affirm

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approve and leave in place

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age of majority

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the age at which a person can make a valid contract or sue someone; the general age of majority in Ontario is 18

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allegations

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statements about facts that may or may not be true

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amenities

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services and facilities that come with a rental unit, such as a swimming pool, parking, laundry facilities, and an elevator

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appellant

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the person who makes an appeal applies to a situation that arose before the relevant legislation was enacted

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arrears

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payments that are past due

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assignment of a tenancy

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a tenant turning over the rights and obligations of a tenancy to a different tenant

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bad faith

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for improper purposes, in order to obtain an unfair advantage

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by-laws

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rules about public behaviour, usually enacted by a municipality

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care home

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building for people to receive care services such as health care or assistance with daily living

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co-operative or co-ownership arrangement

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ownership of a building by several people together, where each person has the right to occupy one unit in the building and exclude the other owners from that unit

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co-owner

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someone who owns property in common or jointly with one or more persons

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collateral

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related, as part of a larger agreement or action

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commercial tenancies

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tenancies of commercial properties such as shops or businesses

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condominium

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a type of ownership of individual units, generally in a multi-unit development or project

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consideration

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something of value given by both parties that induces each of them to enter an agreement

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constructive discrimination

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a rule or practice that unintentionally singles out a group of people and results in unequal treatment

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corporation

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a legal entity distinct from its shareholders or members, with liability separate from its shareholders or members, vested with the capacity of continuous succession (continues when members die)

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cross-subsidization

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using the housing charges paid by one member (above the cost of their unit) to subsidize another member’s housing charges (so that those housing charges can be below the cost of their unit)

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debtor

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a person who owes another person money

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demising walls

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walls between different rental units; from the notion that granting a lease is a “demise”

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direction

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a document telling someone to do something

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discretion

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independent decision-making power

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Divisional Court

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a branch of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in which judges hear appeals and applications for judicial review, including appeals of final orders from the LTB, Small Claims Court, and other administrative tribunals

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eviction

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removal of a tenant from a rented property, not by the tenants choice

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exclusive jurisdiction

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being the only legal body that can rule on a particular matter

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executor

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a person who is appointed in a will to administer the property of the person made the will after that person dies; in Ontario officially known as the estate trustee

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exhaustive

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covers every possibility or detail

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forfeiture

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losing a right because of failing to comply with one’s obligations

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good faith

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honestly, for the stated purpose, not meaning to obtain an unfair advantage

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grandfathered

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a situation or action is said to be grandfathered when it is allowed to continue even though a new rule or set of rules would prohibit it, or would impose new conditions on the person doing it

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hearing

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a formal meeting at which a decision-maker hears evidence and argument in order to make a decision

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jurisdiction

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the limits on what the Board can decide and how it must go about making its decisions

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latent defect

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a hidden flaw or weakness that is not discoverable through reasonable inspection

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law reform commission

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a group of legal experts who advise Parliament or a provincial legislature about potential law reforms

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Law Society Act

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the Ontario statute that regulates lawyers and paralegals

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lawful rent

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the rent that a landlord is permitted to charge a tenant

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legal non-conforming right

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the right of an owner to continue a pre-existing use of a property after a zoning by-law that prohibits the use comes into force

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license (property)

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an agreement for the use of a property in which the owner does not give the user the full rights that a tenant would have

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limitation period

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time limit that restricts when legal proceedings may commence

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litigation guardian

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a person who makes decisions in a Board proceeding on behalf of someone who is under the age of 18, or who is not mentally capable of participating in the proceeding for themselves

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market rent

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the rent that a landlord can expect to receive for a particular rental unit or type and size of rental units

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negligent

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failing to take proper care

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non-profit housing co-operative

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a form of non-profit housing where the housing is collectively owned and managed by its members who live in the house project

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notice of entry

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notice that the landlord intends to enter the rental unit

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Ontario Court of Appeal

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Ontario’s highest court, which considers appeals from decisions of the Superior Court of Justice, including from the Divisional Court, and the Ontario Court of Justice

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overhold

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a situation where the tenant remains in a rental unit after the tenancy has been terminated

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precedents

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previous decisions that determine or give guidance for current decisions

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prejudice

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inability or reduced ability to deal with a situation because of an act or omission

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process server

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a person whose job is to deliver court documents and other important notices

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public housing

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rental housing provided by a government body, usually at reduced rent to people with low income

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rent control

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rules that limit what rent increases landlords can charge tenants

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rent geared to income

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a rent determined on the basis of the tenant’s income, which in Ontario social housing is usually 30% of the tenants income

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res judicata

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Latin for “the thing has been decided”; once a claim is heard and decided by a court or tribunal, it cannot be heard again

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rescheduling

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postponement, usually of a hearing, before the hearing was scheduled to begin

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rescind

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cancel

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respondant

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the person who is on the other side of an appeal made by an appellant

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retroactive

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applies to a situation that arose before the relevant legislation was enacted

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right of first refusal (to rent)

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a right to be allowed to rent before the renovated unit is offered to other perspective tenants

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rules of natural justice

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the legal principle that parties affected by a decision are entitled to be given a fair opportunity to present their case to an unbiased decision maker (fair process)

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security of tenure

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the right of a residential tenant in Ontario to keep the tenancy unless the landlord has a specific reason to end the tenancy, as set out in the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006

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seized

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having begun to hear evidence in an application, the specific adjudicator must continue to hear the case until its resolution

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services and facilities

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things provided with a rental unit such as parking, appliances, common-area cleaning, lockers, laundry facilities, heating and AC

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settled law

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an interpretation that is no longer questioned or in dispute (the opposite of this is law that is not settled where there are two streams of authorities, one going each way on the question)

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severance

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a consent under the Planning Act to the division of land into two or more separate pieces of land

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shareholder

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someone who holds shares in a corporation

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sheriff

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officer who enforces orders of the courts or the Board

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social housing

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housing provided by a city or provincial housing authority, or other agencies such as non-profit housing corporations, primarily to those with low income

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statute

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a particular set of legal rules on a subject enacted by Parliament or provincial legislature

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Statutory Powers Procedure Act

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the Ontario statute that sets out the basic procedural rules for all tribunals

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sublet of a tenancy

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a tenant turning over the rights and obligations of a tenancy to a different tenant for a limited period of time

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summons

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a document prepared or signed by the Board that requires a person to attend a hearing to give evidence

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Superior Court of Justice

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the highest trial court in Ontario which individual judges decide important civil cases and serious crimes

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tandem parking space

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a parking space immediately in front of or behind another parking space

80
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tenancy agreement

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an agreement in which a property or part of a property is rented by a landlord to a tenant

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tenant’s property

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tenant’s belongings, such as furniture, clothes, and electronic equipment

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trust

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an entity in which one or more people, known as trustees, control property for the benefit of another person(s) (the beneficiary(ies) of the trust); the trustees are the “legal owners”, but the beneficiaries are the “beneficial owners” of the property, trusts are often used when the beneficiaries are children, but trusts are not limited to that situation

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utilities

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heat, hydro, and water supplied to the rental unit

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vital services

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fuel oil, electricity, gas, hot and cold water, and heat between September 1-June 15

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wilful

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intentional or deliberate

86
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writ of possession

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an order of the court that directs the sheriff to evict a person and give possession of a property to a person named in the writ of possession

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